Yponomeuta mahalebella

Yponomeuta mahalebella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Italy and Ukraine.[1]

Yponomeuta mahalebella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Yponomeuta
Species:
Y. mahalebella
Binomial name
Yponomeuta mahalebella
Guenee, 1845

The larvae feed on Prunus mahaleb. After hatching, young larvae hibernate and become active the following spring. Second instar and older larvae spin a silk tent and feed gregariously on the leaves of their host plant from within this tent. The tent is gradually expanded along the same branch.[2]

Taxonomy

Many authors regard Yponomeuta mahalebella as a form of Yponomeuta padella.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Variation in herbivory by Yponomeuta mahalebella on its only host plant Prunus mahaleb along an elevational gradient Archived July 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. lepiforum.de


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