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Grey ermine

Yponomeuta sedellus Treitschke, 1833

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the grey 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 grey ermine live?

Not recorded

Is the grey 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 grey ermine classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyYponomeutidae
  6. genusYponomeuta
  7. SpeciesYponomeuta sedellus Treitschke, 1833

Synonyms Hyponomeuta apicalis, Hyponomeuta elementaris, Hyponomeuta vigintipunctatus, Phalaena vigintipunctata, Yponomeuta apicalis, Yponomeuta elementaris, Yponomeuta vigintipunctata

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • předivka šedáCzech
  • SankthansurtspindemølDanish
  • Sedum-GespinstmotteGerman
  • kalliokehrääjäkoiFinnish
  • Hyponomeute de l'OrpinFrench
  • Húszpettyes pókhálósmolyHungarian
  • ベンケイソウスガJapanese
  • Šilokinė šermuonėlinė kandisLithuanian
  • smørbukkspinnmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • HemelsleutelstippelmotDutch
  • priadzovec dvanásťbodýSlovak
  • blyspinnmalSwedish
  • Plettet stenurtspindemølDanish
  • StenurtspindemølDanish
  • prickig fetbladspinnmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the grey ermine

Other species in the same genus Yponomeuta.

Apple ermine

Yponomeuta malinellus

YponomeutidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the grey ermine?

The grey ermine (Yponomeuta sedellus) 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). Grey ermine (Yponomeuta sedellus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-ermine

MLA

“Grey ermine (Yponomeuta sedellus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-ermine.

BibTeX
@misc{grey_ermine_2026,
  title = {Grey ermine (Yponomeuta sedellus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-ermine},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}