Willow ermine moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Yponomeuta
Species:
Y. rorrella
Binomial name
Yponomeuta rorrella
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Tinea rorrella Hubner, 1796

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.

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.


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