Yponomeuta sedella

Yponomeuta sedella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Yponomeuta
Species: Y. sedella
Binomial name
Yponomeuta sedella
Treitschke, 1832
Synonyms
  • Phalaena vigintipunctata Retzius, 1783

Yponomeuta sedella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe.

Damage

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The moth flies in two generations from May to September. .

The larvae feed on Hylotelephium telephium and other sedum species.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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