Yponomeuta mahalebella

Yponomeuta mahalebella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ 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
^ lepiforum.de

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[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] rum.de

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