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Spindle ermine

Yponomeuta cagnagella (Hübner, 1813)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

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

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Quick facts about the spindle 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 spindle ermine live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the spindle 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 spindle 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 spindle ermine classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyYponomeutidae
  6. genusYponomeuta
  7. SpeciesYponomeuta cagnagella (Hübner, 1813)

Synonyms Hyponomeuta cagnagellus, Hyponomeuta cognagellus, Hyponomeuta cognatella, Hyponomeuta evonymi, Nygmia cagnatella, Nygmia cognatella, Tinea cagnagella, Yponomeuta cognatella

Other names and names in other languages (22)
  • Spindle ermine mothEnglish
  • předivka brslenováCzech
  • Ermin Bach y PiswyddWelsh
  • BenvedspindemølDanish
  • Pfaffenhütchen-GespinstmotteGerman
  • Kikkapuu-võrgendikoiEstonian
  • sorvarinpensaankehrääjäkoiFinnish
  • Hyponomeute parenteFrench
  • Pókhálós kecskerágómolyHungarian
  • Ožekšninė Šermuonėlinė KandisLithuanian
  • beinvedspinnmøllNorwegian Bokmål
  • KardinaalsmutsstippelmotDutch
  • namiotnik trzmieliniaczekPolish
  • Горностаевая моль бересклетоваяRussian
  • priadzovec mukyňovýSlovak
  • benvedspinnmalSwedish
  • Erminau Bach y PiswyddWelsh
  • Benveddens spindemølDanish
  • Grand hyponomeute du fusainFrench
  • Grand Yponomeute du FusainFrench
  • allmän benvedspinnmalSwedish
  • benvedsspinnmalSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the spindle 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 spindle ermine an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the spindle 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 spindle ermine?

The spindle ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) 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). Spindle ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spindle-ermine

MLA

“Spindle ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spindle-ermine.

BibTeX
@misc{spindle_ermine_2026,
  title = {Spindle ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spindle-ermine},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}