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Yponomeuta mahalebella

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Species of moth

Yponomeuta mahalebella
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

The larvae feed on Prunus mahaleb.

Taxonomy

Many authors regard Yponomeuta mahalebella as a form of Yponomeuta padella.

References

  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. lepiforum.de
Taxon identifiers
Yponomeuta mahalebella


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