ABH 16.001

Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella

BF 0424

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Family

Yponomeutidae » Yponomeutinae

Wingspan

c.16-25 mm.
   

Description

Some of the small 'Ermines' are difficult to separate by the eye, but this species is one of the easiest, having five rows of black dots on the forewing

   

Life Cycle

Nocturnal, it flies during July and August, and is attracted to light. The larvae feed on the leaves of bird cherry (Prunus padus), and can occur in pest numbers, completely stripping the plant.Larva feeds on Bird Cherry, living communally within a silken web, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas.

 

Habitat

Common in woodland and scrub throughout much of the British Isles, more numerous in the north.
   

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 Bird Cherry Ermine 2093

 Bird Cherry Ermine 2090

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