Yponomeuta irrorella

Yponomeuta irrorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Yponomeutidae
Genus:	Yponomeuta
Species:	Y. irrorella
Binomial name
	Yponomeuta irrorella; (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
	Tinea irrorella Hübner, 1796; Yponomeuta irrorellus;

Yponomeuta irrorella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Belgium, the Iberian Peninsula and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.

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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]

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