Yponomeuta padella

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Orchard Ermine

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Subfamily: Yponomeutinae
Genus: Yponomeuta
Species: Y. padella
Binomial name
Yponomeuta padella
Linnaeus, 1758

The Orchard Ermine (Yponomeuta padella) is a lepidoptera from the family Yponomeutidae, the Ermine moths. The wingspan ranges from 19 to 22 mm.

The flight time ranges from July to August. The moth is attracted to light.

[edit] Host Plant

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, Crataegus and Prunus.

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