Yponomeuta padella
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Yponomeuta padella (orchard ermine) is a lepidopteran from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. It is also known as the cherry ermine The wingspan ranges from 19 to 22 millimetres (3⁄4 to 7⁄8 in). The head is white. Forewings are light grey, sometimes more or less suffused with white, especially towards dorsum; four longitudinal series of few black dots, first not reaching middle, second beginning beyond extremity of first, lowest including 4-6 dots; some additional black dots before termen; cilia light grey. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is greenish-grey; spots black; head black.
The flight time ranges from July to August. The moth is attracted to light. The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa, other Prunus spp., Crataegus. Yponomeuta padella is widespread in Europe and can be found in all biotopes where the food plants are found. In the former Soviet Union, it is widespread in the European part in the north up to the Saint Petersburg area. In the east it is distributed in Transcaucasia, southern Kazakhstan, and central Asia. The species was introduced into North America.
In Northern Ireland, Y. padella first appeared when... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cherry Ermine sighting in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 361st most-seen of the 818 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cherry Ermine in Wadden Sea National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to May, the lowest months.
Between 11 pm and 2 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cherry Ermine sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Wadden Sea National Park, in our data
Wadden Sea National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cherry Ermine sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Yponomeuta
The closest relatives of the Cherry Ermine that you can see in Wadden Sea National Park (genus Yponomeuta, Small Ermine Moths) are Black-Tipped Ermine (about 10%) and Bird-Cherry Ermine (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cherry Ermine is recorded against all the insects logged in Wadden Sea National Park (14 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
