16.002 BF425  –  Yponomeutidae –  Yponomeutinae – Yponomeuta padella – Orchard Ermine – (Linnaeus, 1758) Adult Micro:  CAT 2 – Confusion Species –       PDF Icon – click for General Verification Guidelines  |   PDF Icon – click for Specific Verification Guidelines
Blue –  Generally Common / Widespread   
Taxonomy:   Micro   >>  Yponomeutidae  >> Yponomeutinae
ID Difficulty:  amber  – care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely – quality photographs required.
Confusion Species:  Apple Ermine (Yponomeuta malinellus), Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) and Willow Ermine (Yponomeuta rorrella)
ID pointers: Difficult to ID, so best guide is the food plant. Two-toned grey-whitish forewing with a scattering of small black dots.
Distribution:  Widespread and common wherever there is Hawthorn, Blackthorn & Cherry
General Comment: None
Flight Period: July /  August –  On the wing July – August Moth Activity: Nocturnal   – and is attracted to light Photographed: Yes –  Photographed By: Tony Davison  © All Rights Reserved
*** Last updated on 2 October 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 19-22mm
Food Plant: Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Plum, Cherry.
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.

Selected Images:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©

 
 


 

Distribution Map for Yponomeuta padella

Found 100 records
    ↳ 7 from After 2025
    ↳ 10 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 83 from Before 2020
Flying
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Bedrock Geology ** indirectly affects moth distribution by influencing the type of habitat and food plants available in an area. In turn, this may affect the types of moths that can thrive, or where they can most likely be found.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Yponomeuta padella

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Note – the NBN Atlas datasets are listed in the map below and vary in their currency (uptodateness) – however, the map does give a general indication of the moth's distribution across the UK.

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Monthly Records By Year: Yponomeuta padella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Monthly Counts By Year: Yponomeuta padella
( data is based on 'Adult' stage records only. )


First/Last Recorded Dates: Yponomeuta padella
Adult-only & Anything [Larvae, Pupae, Adult, Mines]

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Yponomeuta padella
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Yponomeuta padella
AGR: -4.47%   |   Total % Change: -66.7%


CUSUM Analysis: Yponomeuta padella
About this chart: CUSUM (Cumulative Sum) charts track long-term trends in moth populations [ filtered by 'Adult' and 'Mine' life stages ] by showing whether each year’s counts are above or below the historical average. Even small shifts build up over time, making trends of growth, stability, or decline easier to see. CUSUM highlights trend-consistency — asking: “Across the years, have moth counts mostly stayed above or below average?”
The data sample has 6 gap year/s here (zero records) between 2000 and 2025. The moth may have been present in those gap years, but no data was available. Too many year-gaps may exaggerate or skew the chart.

Counts for the current year (2025) are pro-rated based on data available up to month 9 (September) to provide a full-year equivalent.

Purple line rises = years better than average; falls = years worse than average.
Peak (best year) Trough (worst year) Growth periods Decline periods
Population peaked around 2006, reaching above average levels. The lowest population point occurred near 2023, showing a significant decline.

What the Y-axis "Cumulative Deviation" means: Cumulative Deviation shows the running total of how each year’s moth population count differs from the long-term average. i

Hectad (10kmx10km) Coverage: Yponomeuta padella
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Yponomeuta padella
( data includes Adult Stage only )

Flight Period chart – the grey hatched area above, which can cross one or more months, pictorially represents the best guess we have for this moth's flight periods [month/s]. The coloured lines represent the actual months seen in flight, from site observation records received between 2020-2025.

Records Behind the Map and Charts - Yponomeuta padella – 100 records available

Listed by Year - descending - scroll across to see all table columns

Site NameTetradDateCountStageSource
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A04/07/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Froggatt, Hope ValleySK27N03/07/20252adultvc57_irecords_extract
Chaddesden, DerbySK33T30/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A27/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A25/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, DerbyshireSK33A20/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Trent LockSK43V24/05/20251larval webvc57_irecords_extract
LittleoverSK33G11/08/20249adultvc57_irecords_extract
SandiacreSK43T26/07/20231not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Ninelands RoadSK28F17/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Glossop, Hague Street, Hay meadowSK09G26/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A25/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Havercroft RoadSK38L14/08/20211Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F10/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F06/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Hathersage, Derbyshire, UKSK28F31/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Havercroft RoadSK38L30/07/20201Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Findern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A25/08/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J23/08/20172adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J22/08/20175adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J17/08/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J16/08/20171adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J25/08/20161adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J26/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J22/08/20154adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J21/08/20156adultvc57_irecords_extract
DRONFIELD WOODHOUSESK37J18/08/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Calver and River DerwentSK27M25/07/20151adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J21/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J16/08/20132adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J13/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J13/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J11/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J10/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Not givenSK27N09/08/20133Adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J08/08/20131adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z31/08/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J24/08/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z01/08/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Dronfield WoodhouseSK37J27/07/20111adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z07/08/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden MarehaySK34Z03/08/20102adultvc57_irecords_extract
Backgarden of Whitegates, CodnorSK44E02/08/20101adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S31/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Lockerbrook Farm,Ladybower ResSK18U26/07/20104Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S24/07/20101Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Newboundmill Lane,PleasleySK56C09/08/20092Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X15/08/20081adultvc57_irecords_extract
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S27/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S26/07/20081Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X22/07/20071adultvc57_irecords_extract
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X22/07/20072Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S04/08/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X28/07/20061adultvc57_irecords_extract
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X28/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S28/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I26/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S24/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X21/07/200625Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S20/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Church St,Holloway,MatlockSK35I19/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S16/07/20062Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X14/07/20061adultvc57_irecords_extract
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X14/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S12/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S07/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Ault Hucknall,GlapwellSK46S05/07/20061Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X21/06/200625adultvc57_irecords_extract
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y01/08/20056Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y29/07/20055Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y13/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y06/08/200421Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y04/08/20045Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Melbourne, DerbyshireSK32X01/08/20041adultvc57_irecords_extract
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X01/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y01/08/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Burnaston (Toyota Plant NR), DerbySK23V28/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y27/07/200418Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R27/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y25/07/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R24/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Wood Lane,Newhall,SwadlincoteSK22V24/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
The Hollies,Station Rd,Darley DaleSK26R22/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y22/07/20043Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y19/07/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Main St,Kings Newton,MelbourneSK32Y17/07/20041Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Spinney Hill,MelbourneSK32X15/07/20042Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Grindleford (Padley Mill C)SK27P21/07/20016Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
St Cross, Sloade Lane, Ridgeway MoorSK38V07/07/20011Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Dowey Lumb NR, DronfieldSK38Q25/07/19971Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Deerlands Rd, Ashgate, ChesterfieldSK37K27/07/19941Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Whitwell Wood,WhitwellSK57E20/07/19901Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Threepieces, Veron Lane, Kelstedge, AshoverSK36G07/08/19841Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Threepieces, Veron Lane, Kelstedge, AshoverSK36G01/08/19841Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B14/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B11/08/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B29/07/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Repton (site not precise)SK32B04/07/19811Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Carvers Rocks NR,Hartshorne,SwadlincoteSK32G01/08/19791Adultvc57_danes_bc_data
Hopton Wood Quarry (site not precise)SK25M07/06/19701Larvaevc57_danes_bc_data

 
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