Yponomeuta mahalebella

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

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

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]

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