Yponomeuta mahalebella explained

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]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225701/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433952 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.plant-animal.es/personal/cam/Alonso.1999.Ecol.Entomol.pdf Variation in herbivory by Yponomeuta mahalebella on its only host plant Prunus mahaleb along an elevational gradient
3. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Yponomeuta_Mahalebella lepiforum.de