Yponomeuta rorrella
Willow ermine moth | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Yponomeutidae |
Genus: | Yponomeuta |
Species: | Y. rorrella
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Binomial name | |
Yponomeuta rorrella (Hübner, 1796)
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Yponomeuta rorrella (willow ermine moth) is a lepidopteran from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths, probably a migrant, but abundantly found in Britain, mostly concentrated in Northumberland.
Identification[edit]
The moths are about 19–24 mm in size and have greyish-silvery wings with black spots.
Host plant[edit]
The host plant of this moth is, among others, the European spindle. Other ermine moths that use this plant as their host are Yponomeuta plumbella and Yponomeuta cagnagella.
External links[edit]
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