Yponomeutidae

16.007 Black-tipped Ermine Yponomeuta plumbella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 8 to 9mm

Habitats: Woodland margins and mature hedgerows.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The early instar larva overwinters as a small larva. In the spring it eats the pith of the young shoots of Spindle, causing them to droop. It later feeds gregariously in small numbers on the spun leaves.