A case of the Yp's - Part I

Already this year I have been lucky enough to find the early stages of four members of the Yponomeutid family, the first two of which are included here: Yponomeuta rorrella and Y. padella

Very pleased in particular with rorrella as this is the first time I've found this in the larval stage. This web was on Salix at Fowlmead CP near Deal, East Kent.

Y. rorrella larval web and larvae


Also Y. padella - found several webs on Hawthorn and Blackthorn
Two of the Spindle feeders to follow...

Yp, Yp hooray

Have been busy searching for larval stages of the monochrome marvels that are the Yponomeutidae and have so far managed to find three species all within 50 yards of home. A sample of each has been collected for rearing, so watch this space...


Yponomeuta plumbella larva ex mine on Spindle

Yponomeuta padella larvae on Hawthorn

Yponomeuta cagnagella in communal web on Spindle

The 'top prize' of Y. irrorella still eludes me but it must be out here amongst this lot somewhere as a handful of adults have been turning up in the garden each year for the past four years, the search continues...