Yponomeuta irrorella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Belgium, the Iberian Peninsula, Estonia and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Yponomeuta |
| Species: | Y. irrorella
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| Yponomeuta irrorella | |
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The wingspan is 19–25 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Euonymus europaeus from within a silken web.[3]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived July 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UKmoths
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