Bird-cherry Ermine vs Scarce Ermine

Yponomeuta evonymella compared with Yponomeuta irrorella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bird-cherry Ermine	Scarce Ermine
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Yponomeutidae	Yponomeutidae
Genus same	Yponomeuta	Yponomeuta
Species	Yponomeuta evonymella	Yponomeuta irrorella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bird-cherry Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Ermine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bird-cherry Ermine	Scarce 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.

Scarce Ermine

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden