Survey Information. The Apple Ermine Moth (Yponomeuta malinellus) attacks apple and crabapple.Surveys are conducted because of the presence of potential host material in Wyoming, potential ...

Ermine moths, also known as Yponomeutidae, are a family of small-to-medium sized moths who typically range from 0.3–1.2 inches (8 to 31 mm) in wingspan. They are usually white, pale grey or drab ...

A team of researchers at the University of Bristol and the Natural History Museum discovered that small ermine moths in the genus, Yponomeuta, have ridges on their hindwings (arrows; Figure 1).

Ermine moths, also known as Yponomeutidae , are a family of small-to-medium sized moths who typically range from 0.3–1.2 inches (8 to 31 mm) in wingspan.

Caught in a situation comedian Rodney Dangerfield could sympathize with, moths get no respect. A butterfly caterpillar may chew as many plants as a moth caterpillar, but which is forgiven when it e… ...

Ermine moths produce ultrasonic clicking sounds twice per wingbeat cycle using a minute corrugated membrane in their hindwing. Strikingly, ...

image: A ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella).The arrows indicate the tymbals. view more Credit: David Agassiz, NHM. A genus of deaf moth has evolved to develop an extraordinary sound-producing ...

However, the wing-based tymbals of small ermine moths are not connected to a muscle, instead sound production is initiated by the moth's wingbeat during flight. Liam O'Reilly, ...

Researchers trekked around Basel collecting thousands of young, small ermine moths from dark areas (villages) and ones bathed in light pollution (cities). They then raised the bugs into adulthood ...

Ermine moth larvae in Bradford's Shipley Hall Fields. Published. 17 May 2011. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. About sharing. Image caption, Large webs cover some of the park's railings.

The researchers first collected ermine moth larvae from urban and rural sites throughout France and Switzerland. The moths were raised to maturity. Then, in one go, ...