The Willow Ermine Moth (Yponomeuta rorrella) is a lepidoptera

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, probable a migrant, but abundantly found in Britain mostly concentrated in Northumberland.

Identification

The moths are about 19-24mm in size and has greyish-silvery wings with black spots.

Host Plant

The host plant of this moth is, among others, the European spindle

European spindle

Euonymus europaeus, known as spindle, and also as European spindle and common spindle, is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the family Celastraceae. Other names include Fusoria, Fusanum, Ananbeam, Shemshad Rasmi .-Description:...

. There are more ermine moths that use this plant as their host: Yponomeuta plumbella

Yponomeuta plumbella

Yponomeuta plumbella is a lepidoptera from the family Yponomeutidae, the Ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 16 to 20 millimeter....

and Yponomeuta cagnagella

Yponomeuta cagnagella

The Spindle Ermine is a lepidoptera from the family Yponomeutidae, the Ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 19 to 26 millimeter....

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External Links

http://www.montgomeryshiremoths.org.uk

http://www.suffolkmothgroup.org.uk