Scarce Ermine vs Spindle Ermine

Yponomeuta irrorella compared with Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarce 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 irrorella	Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarce Ermine and Spindle Ermine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Yponomeuta.

Conservation Status

Scarce Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarce Ermine	Spindle Ermine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarce Ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Spindle Ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden