Yponomeuta mahalebella

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.[1]

The larvae feed on Prunus mahaleb.[2]

Taxonomy

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

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


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