Bird-cherry ermine: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bird-cherry ermine lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Yponomeuta evonymella
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Yponomeutidae

Where does the bird-cherry ermine live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the bird-cherry ermine in 13 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the bird-cherry ermine?

The bird-cherry ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Yponomeutidae, genus Yponomeuta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bird-cherry ermine

The bird-cherry ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) is a species of moth in the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 16 to 25 mm. The insect was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus who gave it the name Phalaena evonymella; it was later transferred to the genus Yponomeuta, becoming Yponomeuta evonymella. The moth can be found in almost the whole of Europe and the northern and eastern part of Asia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bird-cherry ermine (revision 1312036965), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1829198 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).