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Apple ermine

Yponomeuta malinellus Zeller, 1838

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The apple ermine (Yponomeuta malinellus) is a species in the family Yponomeutidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the apple ermine

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the apple ermine live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the apple ermine as introduced in 3 countries.

  1. Ireland
  2. Japan
  3. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the apple ermine endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the apple ermine classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyYponomeutidae
  6. genusYponomeuta
  7. SpeciesYponomeuta malinellus Zeller, 1838

Synonyms Hyponomeuta malinellus, Hyponomeuta malinellus f. anomalella, Yponomeuta padella var. malivorella

Other names and names in other languages (20)
  • předivka jabloňováCzech
  • Ermin Bach Dail AfalauWelsh
  • ÆblespindemølDanish
  • Apfel-GespinstmotteGerman
  • Õunapuu-võrgendikoiEstonian
  • omenankehrääjäkoiFinnish
  • Teigne du pommierFrench
  • Obelinė kandisLithuanian
  • eplespinnmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • AppelstippelmotDutch
  • namiotnik jabłoniowyPolish
  • Моль яблоннаяRussian
  • priadzovec jabloňovýSlovak
  • apelspinnmalSwedish
  • Elma AğkurduTurkish
  • Erminau Bach Dail AfalauWelsh
  • Æble-spindemølDanish
  • Hyponomeute du pommierFrench
  • namiotnik jabłoniaczekPolish
  • äpplespinnmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the apple ermine

Other species in the same genus Yponomeuta.

Grey ermine

Yponomeuta sedellus

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Common questions

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Is the apple ermine an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the apple ermine as introduced in 3 countries: Ireland, Japan and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the apple ermine?

The apple ermine (Yponomeuta malinellus) belongs to the family Yponomeutidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Apple ermine (Yponomeuta malinellus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-ermine

MLA

“Apple ermine (Yponomeuta malinellus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-ermine.

BibTeX
@misc{apple_ermine_2026,
  title = {Apple ermine (Yponomeuta malinellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/apple-ermine},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}