Yponomeuta padella/malinellus/cagnagella       Yponomeuta cagnagella
16.003 BF426  –  Yponomeutidae –  Yponomeutinae – Yponomeuta malinellus – Apple Ermine – (Zeller, 1838) 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:  Red – difficult to identify – detailed examination required, often a Gen Det and/or specimen and quality photographs are required.
Confusion Species: Orchard Ermine (Yponomeuta padella), Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) and Willow Ermine (Yponomeuta rorrella)
ID pointers: Difficult to ID, so best guide is the food plant. White head and palps, pure white forewing, with a slight greyness to the central area and scattered with black dots. Please record undetermined specimens of Yponomeuta padella, Yponomeuta malinellus and Yponomeuta cagnagella as the aggregate.
Distribution:  Widespread and local, especially where there are orchards.
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 6 May 2025 by RP ***
Wingspan: 20-23mm
 Food Plant: Malus – (Apple)
Recorded dates for Common [Blue code Blue-coded] moths are not stored on the website at this current time.
IMAGES BELOW:  Melbourne, Derbyshire – Tony Davison ©

Yponomeuta malinellus
Yponomeuta malinellus
Yponomeuta malinellus

16.003 BF426 Apple-Ermine-154631 16.003 BF426 Yponomeuta malinellus - Apple Ermine Melbourne, Derbyshire - July 2014 Tony Davison©
 

Distribution Map for Yponomeuta malinellus

Found 59 records
    ↳ 11 from After 2025
    ↳ 40 from 2020 - 2024
    ↳ 8 from Before 2020

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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.

Land-cover * shows the variety of land-cover within the VC57 area, based on the CORINE (Coordination of Information on the Environment) forty-four thematic classes of land-cover. This will show, to a greater or lesser degree, the number and variety of moths found in different land-cover types. The UK continues to operate within the Copernicus programme, with the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) providing Corine Land Cover (CLC) datasets for the UK and its territories.


NBN Atlas UK Distribution for – Yponomeuta malinellus

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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 malinellus
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

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


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

Shading shows moth presence between dates

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Recordings By Year: Yponomeuta malinellus
( All data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )
Annual Growth Rate (AGR): Yponomeuta malinellus
AGR: 39.09%   |   Total % Change: 3670%


CUSUM Analysis: Yponomeuta malinellus
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 18 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 7 (July) 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 2025, 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 malinellus
( data includes both Larvae and Adult Stages )

Flight Periods – Indicative –vs– Recorded Data
Yponomeuta malinellus
( 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 malinellus – 59 records available

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

TaxonSite NameTetradYearDateCountStageSource
Yponomeuta malinellusWingerworth, DerbyshireSK36Y202508/08/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusLittleoverSK33G202511/07/202597adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerbySK33I202510/07/202545adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202505/07/202547adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202530/06/2025107adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202527/06/20258adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202523/06/202511adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202520/06/202556adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202514/06/20251adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202513/06/20254adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusWoodseats, Sheffield, South YorkshireSK38L202530/05/202510larvavc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202426/08/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202410/08/20242adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202405/08/20249adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202401/08/202422adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusQuarndon, DerbyshireSK34F202410/07/20243adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202431/07/202411adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202430/07/202423adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202428/07/202422adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusDerby DESK33I202427/07/20249adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusNinelands RoadSK28F202317/07/20231adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202202/09/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202203/08/20222adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202208/08/20224adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202210/08/20222adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202212/08/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202214/08/20227adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202221/08/20223adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202223/08/20224adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202211/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202217/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202218/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202225/07/20221adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202229/07/20224adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202103/09/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202105/09/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202107/09/20212adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202108/09/20213adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202102/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202111/08/20213adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202120/08/20215adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202123/08/20213adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202126/08/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202112/07/20211adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202007/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202015/09/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202005/08/20202adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202017/08/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202017/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X202029/07/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A202026/06/20201adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201902/08/20192adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201925/08/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201927/08/20192adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201930/08/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201916/07/20191adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusFindern, Derbyshire, DEAZSK33A201926/07/20193adultvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusTrent LockSK43V201616/07/20161not recordedvc57_irecords_extract
Yponomeuta malinellusMelbourne, DerbyshireSK32X201405/07/20141adultvc57_irecords_extract

 
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