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Yponomeuta cagnagella
Spindle Ermine, Spindle Ermine Moth
Yponomeuta cagnagella, the spindle ermine moth, is a small ermine moth in the family Yponomeutidae with a wingspan of 19–26 mm. Adults are white with distinctive black dot patterns on the forewings and dark grey hindwings. The species is notable for its larval habit of producing extensive protective webbing on host plants and has been studied for urban adaptation to light pollution.