Scarce Ermine vs Spindle Ermine

Yponomeuta irrorella compared with Yponomeuta cagnagellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarce Ermine	Spindle 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 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