16.007 Yponomeuta plumbella (Black-tipped Ermine)
ws:17-19mm; Jul-Aug; spindle (Euonymus europaeus); common in England and Wales
Yponomeuta plumbella §1 male
ID: The only Yponomeuta with a conspicuous black apical spot
§1 Strumpshaw Fen, Norfolk; 26/07/2012; male; fw 8.8mm
§2 Gait Barrows NR, Lancashire; 26/07/2013; male
§3 Covert Woods, Kent; 24/07/2022; male; fw 8.0mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 15/08/2022; female; fw 8.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Gait Barrows NR, Lancashire; 26/07/2013; male
§3 Covert Woods, Kent; 24/07/2022; male; fw 8.0mm
§4 Covert Woods, Kent; 15/08/2022; female; fw 8.0mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 09/08/2012 | §2 added 04/12/2013 | §3&4 added 21/12/2022
