I'd be very careful with these Ermines. You are safe with Yponomeuta evonymella (Bird-cherry Ermine) with its extra rows of spots, but padella, malinellus & cagnagella can't be separated with any degree of certainty without having raised them from larvae on their specific food-plants. There are other less common species that can be done visually with care, of which you might come across plumbella or sedella.
Hi Nic,
ReplyDeleteI'd be very careful with these Ermines. You are safe with Yponomeuta evonymella (Bird-cherry Ermine) with its extra rows of spots, but padella, malinellus & cagnagella can't be separated with any degree of certainty without having raised them from larvae on their specific food-plants. There are other less common species that can be done visually with care, of which you might come across plumbella or sedella.
Thanks Dave. Tricky!
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Nic.