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Yponomeuta mahalebella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Italy and Ukraine.[1]

Yponomeuta mahalebella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Yponomeutidae
Genus:	Yponomeuta
Species:	Y. mahalebella
Binomial name
Yponomeuta mahalebella Guenee, 1845

The larvae feed on Prunus mahaleb. After hatching, young larvae hibernate and become active the following spring. Second instar and older larvae spin a silk tent and feed gregariously on the leaves of their host plant from within this tent. The tent is gradually expanded along the same branch.[2]

Taxonomy

Many authors regard Yponomeuta mahalebella as a form of Yponomeuta padella.[3]

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