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Datasheet

Yponomeuta malinellus (apple and cherry ermine moths)

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Summary

  • Last modified
  • 10 March 2016
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Yponomeuta malinellus
  • Preferred Common Name
  • apple and cherry ermine moths
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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Pictures

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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Yponomeuta malinellus Zeller

Preferred Common Name

  • apple and cherry ermine moths

Other Scientific Names

  • Hyponomeuta malinella
  • Hyponomeuta malinellus Zeller
  • Hyponomeuta malineus
  • Hyponomeuta padellus MALINELLUS
  • Yponomeuta malinella
  • Yponomeuta variabilis

International Common Names

  • English: small ermine moth
  • Spanish: aranuela del manzano; oruga hilandero; palomilla del manzano
  • French: chenille fileuse du pommier; hyponomeute; hyponomeute du pommier
  • Portuguese: coca; teia das macieiras; tiagene das macieiras

Local Common Names

  • Denmark: Æblespindemol
  • Finland: omenan kehrääjäkoi
  • Germany: Gespinstmotte, Apfel-; Gespinstmotte, Apfelbaum-
  • Italy: Ragna del melo; Tignola del melo; Tignola delle foglie del melo
  • Netherlands: Appelspinselmot
  • Norway: eplespinnmoll
  • Sweden: Äpplespinnmal

EPPO code

  • HYPNMA (Yponomeuta malinellus)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Lepidoptera
  •                         Family: Yponomeutidae
  •                             Genus: Yponomeuta
  •                                 Species: Yponomeuta malinellus

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

ASIA

AzerbaijanUnconfirmed record
Georgia (Republic of)Present
TurkeyPresent
UzbekistanPresent

NORTH AMERICA

CanadaRestricted distributionIPPC, 2015
-British ColumbiaPresentIPPC, 2015
USAPresentCAB Abstracts
-WashingtonPresentCAB Abstracts

EUROPE

AustriaUnconfirmed record
BulgariaUnconfirmed record
Czechoslovakia (former)Unconfirmed record
DenmarkUnconfirmed record
EuropePresent
Former USSRPresent
FrancePresent
GermanyPresent
LithuaniaUnconfirmed record
MoldovaUnconfirmed record
NetherlandsUnconfirmed record
PolandUnconfirmed record
RomaniaUnconfirmed record
SwitzerlandUnconfirmed record
Yugoslavia (former)Unconfirmed record

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Malus domestica (apple)RosaceaeMain

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Leaves

external feeding
webbing

Plant Trade

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Plant parts liable to carry the pest in trade/transportPest stagesBorne internallyBorne externallyVisibility of pest or symptoms
Flowers, Inflorescences, Cones, CalyxlarvaeNoYesPest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye
LeaveslarvaeNoYesPest or symptoms usually visible to the naked eye
Stems (above ground), Shoots, Trunks, BrancheslarvaeYesPest or symptoms usually invisible
Plant parts not known to carry the pest in trade/transport
Bark
Bulbs, Tubers, Corms, Rhizomes
Fruits (inc. pods)
Growing medium accompanying plants
Roots
Seedlings, Micropropagated plants
True seeds (inc. grain)
Wood

References

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IPPC, 2015. August 2014: Deregulation of apple ermine moth, Yponomeuta malinellus, as a quarantine pest in Canada. IPPC Official Pest Report, No. CAN-39/1. Rome, Italy: FAO. https://www.ippc.int/en/

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Europe: PresentNorth America: PresentAustria: Unconfirmed recordAzerbaijan: Unconfirmed recordAzerbaijan: Unconfirmed recordBulgaria: Unconfirmed recordCanada: Restricted distribution IPPC, 2015Canada See regional map for distribution within the countrySwitzerland: Unconfirmed recordCzechoslovakia (former): Unconfirmed recordGermany: PresentDenmark: Unconfirmed recordFrance: PresentGeorgia (Republic of): PresentGeorgia (Republic of): PresentLithuania: Unconfirmed recordMoldova: Unconfirmed recordNetherlands: Unconfirmed recordPoland: Unconfirmed recordRomania: Unconfirmed recordFormer USSR: PresentFormer USSR: PresentTurkey: PresentTurkey: PresentTurkey: PresentUSA: PresentUSA: PresentUSA See regional map for distribution within the countryUzbekistan: PresentYugoslavia (former): Unconfirmed record
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia) Azerbaijan: Unconfirmed recordGeorgia (Republic of): PresentFormer USSR: PresentTurkey: PresentUzbekistan: Present
Distribution map (europe) Europe: PresentAustria: Unconfirmed recordAzerbaijan: Unconfirmed recordBulgaria: Unconfirmed recordSwitzerland: Unconfirmed recordCzechoslovakia (former): Unconfirmed recordGermany: PresentDenmark: Unconfirmed recordFrance: PresentGeorgia (Republic of): PresentLithuania: Unconfirmed recordMoldova: Unconfirmed recordNetherlands: Unconfirmed recordPoland: Unconfirmed recordRomania: Unconfirmed recordFormer USSR: PresentTurkey: PresentYugoslavia (former): Unconfirmed record
Distribution map (africa) Turkey: Present
Distribution map (north america) Canada: Restricted distribution IPPC, 2015British Columbia: Present IPPC, 2015USA: PresentWashington: Present
Distribution map (central america) USA: Present
Distribution map (south america)
Distribution map (pacific)

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