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Spindle Ermine
Yponomeuta cagnagella
Checklist Number16.004 [B&F: 0427]
Verification
Record will normally be accepted but photo evidence may be required - check with CMR if not sure of identity
Classification
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Subfamily: | Yponomeutinae |
| Genus: | Yponomeuta |
| Species: | cagnagella |
| Authority: | (Hübner, [1813]) |
Common wherever the foodplant occurs, on calcareous soils throughout the British Isles, less so in the north and not recorded north of Aberdeen (MBGBI Vol 3). In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight fairly common and widely distributed. Wingspan 19-26 mm. Distinguished from Orchard Ermine Y. padella and Apple Ermine Y. malinellus by the white forewings with white terminal cilia. Larva feeds on Spindle and, in gardens, Evergreen Spindle, living gregariously within a silken web.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
