Higher classification Yponomeuta | Family Yponomeutidae Scientific name Yponomeuta rorrella Rank Species | |
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Similar Yponomeuta, Ermine moth, Butterflies and moths, Yponomeuta padella, Yponomeuta sedella | ||
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.
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Identification
The moths are about 19-24 mm in size and have greyish-silvery wings with black spots.
Host plant
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.
References
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