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The buff ermine (Spilosoma lutea) is a widespread European moth in family Erebidae distinguished from the white ermine by its warm buff-yellow forewings, active from May to August across hedgerows and gardens.
The white ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) is a common European moth with white wings spotted black, whose hairy larvae are known as 'woolly bears' and feed on a broad range of low-growing herbaceous plants.
Bird-cherry ermine is Yponomeuta evonymella, a Eurasian moth described by Linnaeus in 1758 whose larvae form large webs on bird cherry.
Spindle ermine is Yponomeuta cagnagella, a moth described by Hubner in 1813 whose larvae spin communal webs on European spindle.
Apple ermine is Yponomeuta malinellus, a web-spinning moth described by Zeller in 1838 whose larvae can defoliate apple trees.
The bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) is a widespread Palearctic moth recognized for its caterpillars, which spin massive silken webs over bird cherry trees during summer.
The spindle ermine moth (Yponomeuta cagnagella) is a European insect whose larvae completely defoliate Euonymus trees, covering them in a dense, distinctive webbing for protection.
The apple ermine moth (Yponomeuta malinellus) is a European species notorious for its larvae, which feed gregariously and spin extensive, protective silk webs over apple tree branches.
