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