Dyspessa ulula, the garlic mottled, is a species of moth of the family Cossidae.[2] It is found from central and southern Europe through Russia to central Asia. It is also found in Syria, Iran, Iraq and parts of North Africa.
Both sexes are of similar sizes. The wingspan is 18–25 mm for females and 19–26 mm for males.[3][4] On the forewings, whitish spots of varying degrees can be seen.[5] The apex is relatively pointed and the fringes are piebald. The hind wings are light ochre to yellow-gray or brownish in color. The antennae of the males are briefly double comb-toothed, those of the females are thickened and very short, comb-toothed.[6]Thorax and abdomen are covered by pale gray scales.[7] The females have a slightly longer abdomen with a protruding laying tube.
^Freina, Josef J. de; Witt, Thomas J. (1987). Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpalaearktis (Insecta, Lepidoptera): eine umfassende, reich illustrierte und revidierte systematische Gesamtdarstellung der Bombyces und Sphinges Europas und Nordwestafrikas in 2 Bänden (in German). Forschung & Wissenschaft. ISBN978-3-926285-02-7.
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