ermine moth

English

Etymology

From the resemblance to ermine.

Noun

ermine moth (plural ermine moths)

1. A white moth with black spots (especially Yponomeuta padella of Europe).
2. Any of the family Yponomeutidae.
3. Any of certain white bombycid moths of America.

Derived terms

• American ermine moth (Yponomeuta multipunctella)
• apple ermine moth (Yponomeuta malinellus)
• apple small ermine moth
• bird-cherry ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella)
• buff ermine moth (Spilarctia luteum)
• chestnut ermine moth (Argyresthia castaneella)
• hop-tree ermine moth (Prays atomocella)
• juniper ermine moth (Argyresthia trifasciata)
• large-spot ermine moth (Yponomeuta plumbella)
• light ermine moth (Ardices canescens)
• orchard ermine (Yponomeuta padella)
• spindle ermine moth Yponomeuta cagnagella)
• white ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda)
• willow ermine moth (Yponomeuta rorrella)

Translations

Yponomeuta padella

• Finnish: pihlajankehrääjäkoi

any moth of the family Yponomeutidae

• Finnish: kehrääjäkoi

white bombycid moth of America

• Finnish: silkkikehrääjä (fi)

References

• “ermine moth”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• ermine moth on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Yponomeutidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Yponomeutidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons