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Cherry ermine

Yponomeuta padella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the cherry 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 cherry ermine live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cherry ermine as introduced in 1 country.

  1. 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 cherry 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 cherry ermine classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyYponomeutidae
  6. genusYponomeuta
  7. SpeciesYponomeuta padella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Hyponomeuta padella f. alba, Hyponomeuta padella f. grisea, Hyponomeuta padellus, Hyponomeuta variabilis, Nygmia padella, Phalaena padella

Other names and names in other languages (30)
  • Orchard ermineEnglish
  • předivka ovocnáCzech
  • Ermin Bach DrainWelsh
  • BlommemølDanish
  • Pflaumen-GespinstmotteGerman
  • Viirpuu-võrgendikoiEstonian
  • pihlajankehrääjäkoiFinnish
  • Yponomeute du prunierFrench
  • 장미집나방Korean
  • Vaismedinė kandisLithuanian
  • rognespinnmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • OoftmotDutch
  • Namiotnik owocowiaczekPolish
  • Плодовая горностаевая мольRussian
  • priadzovec ovocnýSlovak
  • slånspinnmalSwedish
  • Erik AğkurduTurkish
  • Erminau Bach DrainWelsh
  • ÆblespindemølDanish
  • Lille spindemølDanish
  • RønnespindemølDanish
  • SlåenspindemølDanish
  • TjørnespindemølDanish
  • Pihlaka-võrgendikoiEstonian
  • Hyponomeute du CerisierFrench
  • Hyponomeute du prunierFrench
  • Yponomeute du cerisierFrench
  • MeidoornstippelmotDutch
  • namiotnik śliwowiaczekPolish
  • föränderlig spinnmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the cherry ermine

Other species in the same genus Yponomeuta.

Apple ermine

Yponomeuta malinellus

YponomeutidaeNo free photo yet

Grey ermine

Yponomeuta sedellus

YponomeutidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the cherry ermine an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cherry ermine as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the cherry ermine?

The cherry ermine (Yponomeuta padella) 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). Cherry ermine (Yponomeuta padella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-ermine

MLA

“Cherry ermine (Yponomeuta padella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-ermine.

BibTeX
@misc{cherry_ermine_2026,
  title = {Cherry ermine (Yponomeuta padella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cherry-ermine},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}