Bird-cherry Ermine
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The Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) is a day active lepidoptera
from the family Yponomeutidae, the Ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 16 to 25 millimetre.
The host plant of the Bird-cherry Ermine is the Bird Cherry
. Because the caterpillars make an extensive weblike nest, they can eat a whole tree bare unhindered although it is quite possible that the trees can survive with reduced growth in the following growth seasons.
The flight time ranges from July up to August. The moth can be found in the whole of Europe and the northern and eastern part of Asia.
Similar species (also destructive pests):
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
from the family Yponomeutidae, the Ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 16 to 25 millimetre.
The host plant of the Bird-cherry Ermine is the Bird Cherry
Bird Cherry
Prunus padus, known as Bird Cherry or Hackberry, is a species of cherry, native to northern Europe and northern Asia. It is a deciduous small tree or large shrub, 8–16 m tall, which grows north of the Arctic Circle in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia...
. Because the caterpillars make an extensive weblike nest, they can eat a whole tree bare unhindered although it is quite possible that the trees can survive with reduced growth in the following growth seasons.
The flight time ranges from July up to August. The moth can be found in the whole of Europe and the northern and eastern part of Asia.
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