Yponomeuta mahalebella

Yponomeuta mahalebella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Italy and Ukraine.[1]

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

The larvae feed on Prunus mahaleb.[2]

Taxonomy

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Many authors regard Yponomeuta mahalebella as a form of Yponomeuta padella.[3]

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