Yponomeuta irrorella

Yponomeuta irrorella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Belgium, the Iberian Peninsula, Estonia and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

Yponomeuta irrorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Yponomeuta
Species:
Y. irrorella
Binomial name
Yponomeuta irrorella
(Hübner, 1796)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea irrorella Hübner, 1796
  • Yponomeuta irrorellus

The wingspan is 19–25 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Euonymus europaeus from within a silken web.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. UKmoths


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