Apple
Ermine Yponomeuta malinellus
(Zeller, 1838) |
Status
.....Not commonly recorded in recent years,
possibly due to the difficulty in identifying the adults as there are
several almost identical species to cause confusion. Each species can be
easily identified by larval foodplant. |
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Adult reared ex-Warsop Main
Pit Top larva, photographed June 2019 |
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Early stages |
Larval web and larvae photographed
on Malus sp, Warsop Main Pit Top June 2019 |
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Pupa (removed from cocoon)
photographed June 2019 |
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