16.001 BF424 - Yponomeutidae - Yponomeutinae - Yponomeuta evonymella

16.001 BF424 - Yponomeutidae - Yponomeutinae - Yponomeuta evonymella - Bird-cherry Ermine

Adult Micro: CAT 1 - Distinctive Species - Leaf-miner: CAT A - Recorded accepted without the leaf or a photo -

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- Generally Common / Widespread

Taxonomy: Micro >> Yponomeutidae

ID Difficulty: green

- easy to identify, generally distinctive and unlikely to be confused with other species.

ID pointers: Some members of this group are difficult to ID. This species is one of easiest to ID having five rows of small black spots on the all white forewing.

Distribution: Well spread across the county, especially in the dales.

Flight Period: July / August / - On the wing at night in July – August

Moth Activity: Nocturnal - and is attracted to light

Wingspan: 16-25mm

Food Plant: Bird Cherry, Wild Plum, Dwarf cherry and Rowan

Recorded dates for Common [Blue-coded ] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

Yponomeuta evonymella – Bird-cherry Ermine