Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Yponomeuta padella

Yponomeuta padella Linnaeus, 1758

orchard ermine, cherry ermine moth, orchard ermine moth

on woody Rosaceae

Yponomeuta padella

Hoofddorp, 17.viii.2021 © Laurens van der Linde

parasite

Larvae for a short while mining, then in a communal web on the leaves.

host plants

Rosaceae, oligophagous

Amelanchier ovalis; Cotoneaster; Crataegus laevigata, monogyna; Mespilus germanica; Prunus armeniaca, avium, cerasifera, cerasus, domestica, persica, spinosa; Pyrus; Sorbus aucuparia.

phenology

Univoltine; hibernation as very young larva.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

larva, pupa

Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka (1999b), Patočka & Turčáni, Schmid.

synonyms

Yponomeuta padellus.

parasitoids, predators

Aprostocetus crino.

references

Agassiz (1996a), Baldizzone (2004a), Baldizzone & scalercio (2018a), Bengtsson & Johansson (2011a), Friese (1963a), Gómez de Aizpúrua (2003a), Gros (2016b), Hering (1921a), Jurc (2016a), Lepiforum (2020), Microlepidoptera.nl (2020), Patočka (1999b), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Sakaltaş Ariyak & Tüzün (2014a), Schmid (2019a), Schütze (1931a), Segerer & Reichholf (2004a), Šumpich (1998a), Thomann (1956a), Wörz (1957a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).

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