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23 maj 2014 · Webs have already been seen in parts of Dorset in the last week or so. These striking and obvious webs hide hundreds and sometimes tens of thousands of caterpillars of a group of moths called the Small Ermine moths.
14 cze 2024 · The Bird-cherry Ermine tends to have a more northern distribution compared to the other two and occasionally whole trees can be covered by their webs, the leaves stripped bare giving the tree an eerie appearance.
Yponomeuta padella (orchard ermine) is a lepidopteran from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. It is also known as the cherry ermine. The wingspan ranges from 19 to 22 millimetres ( to in). The head is white.
2 maj 2023 · Beautiful cherry blossom provides early nectar and pollen for a whole range of insects in spring and the foliage is the main food plant for lots of moth caterpillars, including the cherry bark, orchard ermine and short-cloaked moth.
Forewing is two-toned grey and white, or uniformly grey, with black dots. Very similar in appearance to closely related Ermines and care must be taken with identification. Can be seen in large numbers both as a caterpillar and adult moth, often coming to light.
Yponomeuta padella (Orchard Ermine) - The Micro moths of Norfolk. In association with the Norfolk Moth Survey. Home . bedfordshiremoths.co.uk; cambsmoths.co.uk; devonmoths.uk; dorsetmoths.co.uk ... Bird-cherry Ermine: ... Orchard Ermine (Linnaeus, 1758) 425 / 16.002: Norfolk status Very difficult to separate this from similar species, even by ...
A common resident from the south midlands northwards but widely considered an immigrant in the south. The forewing is white with black dots which are considerably more numerous than in related species. Can be seen in large numbers both as a caterpillar and adult moth, often coming to light.
