Yponomeuta cagnagella
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The Spindle Ermine is a lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...

 from the family Yponomeutidae, the Ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 19 to 26 millimeter.

Flight time ranges from the end of June to October. The moth is attracted to light.

Host Plant

The host plant of this moth is European spindle
European spindle
Euonymus europaeus, known as spindle, and also as European spindle and common spindle, is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the family Celastraceae. Other names include Fusoria, Fusanum, Ananbeam, Shemshad Rasmi .-Description:...

. There are more ermine moths that use this plant as their host: Yponomeuta plumbella
Yponomeuta plumbella
Yponomeuta plumbella is a lepidoptera from the family Yponomeutidae, the Ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 16 to 20 millimeter....

and Yponomeuta rorrella.
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