Family: Yponomeutidae        Sub-family: Yponomeutinae 427   *   Spindle Ermine   *   Yponomeuta cagnagella Wingspan: 19-26mm Flight time: June-August Larval food plant: Spindle. Larvae first mine leaves, then feed gregariously in a silken web (photographs below).

Spindle Ermine, Yponomeuta cagnagella
Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. Adult July 2010, remains of larval web July 2011