| Willow ermine moth | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Yponomeuta |
| Species: | Y. rorrella |
| Binomial name | |
| Yponomeuta rorrella (Hübner, 1796) | |
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Yponomeuta rorrella (willow ermine moth) is a lepidopteran from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths, probably a migrant, but abundantly found in Britain, mostly concentrated in Northumberland.
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Yponomeuta is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species.
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Yponomeuta mahalebella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Italy and Ukraine.
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