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Larvae of Ermine moths at the bottom of their cocoon. Ermine moths are small to medium-sized moths varying in wingspan from 8 to 31 mm (0.3 to 1.2 in). The heads mostly have smooth scales, the haustellum is naked and the labial palps are curved upwards. The maxillary palps usually consist of one or two segments.
Spilosoma lubricipeda, the white ermine, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found throughout the temperate belt of Eurasia from Europe through Kazakhstan and southern Siberia to Amur Region, China, Korea and Japan. In China several sibling species occur. Caterpillar Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
The bird-cherry ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) is a species of moth in the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths.The wingspan of the moth ranges from 16 to 25 mm. The insect was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus who gave it the name Phalaena evonymella; it was later transferred to the genus Yponomeuta, becoming Yponomeuta evonymella. [1]
The ailanthus webworm (Atteva aurea) is an ermine moth now found commonly in the United States. [1] [2] It was formerly known under the scientific name Atteva punctella (see Taxonomy section). This small, very colorful moth resembles a true bug or beetle when not in flight, but in flight it resembles a wasp. [3]
In the imago the fore wings are white punctuated with three rows of very small black spots (hence the family name of ermine moths) while the hindwings are greyish. These moths are clearly distinguished from related species by the larger black splotch in the middle of the inner rim of the forewing and the black marking at the tip of the forewing ...
Ardices canescens, the dark-spotted tiger moth or light ermine moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae that is found across most of Australia. It originally was included in the genus Spilosoma , but later the generic status of Ardices was proven.
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 ( 3 ⁄ 4 to 7 ⁄ 8 in).
Yponomeuta malinellus, the apple ermine, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is native to Europe and Asia, and it has spread to North America. [1] The wingspan is 16–20 millimetres (5 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 4 in). [1] The forewings are white and have 12 to 16 black dots, which are arranged in three irregular lines. The moth flies from June to ...