Bird-cherry Ermine vs Spindle Ermine

Yponomeuta evonymella compared with Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird-cherry Ermine	Spindle Ermine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Yponomeutidae	Yponomeutidae
Genus same	Yponomeuta	Yponomeuta
Species	Yponomeuta evonymella	Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bird-cherry Ermine and Spindle Ermine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Yponomeuta.

Conservation Status

Bird-cherry Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird-cherry Ermine	Spindle Ermine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird-cherry Ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Spindle Ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bird-cherry Ermine

The Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) is a species in the genus Yponomeuta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden