Food Plant: Euonymus europaeus (Spindle), E.japonicus (Japanese Spindle)

Egg: laid in batches of 25-50 ova

Mine: May-June

Notes: The larvae usually overwinter beneath the protective egg covering. and communally mine a terminal shoot, which then droops (Emmet, 1996). The larvae make small full depth blotches initially (Robbins, 1989). The larvae then fed gregariously on the leaves in a web. The black heads of the larvae enable distinction between Y.plumbella on this host as Y.plumbella larvae have pale brown heads. White cocoons are formed in a web, usually near the bottom. Commonly found.

National Status: Common

Bradley No: 427

Data: 14.vi.2019,Durlston Country Park, Dorset, VC9

Image:© Jenny Seawright

References:
Emmet, A M (1996), The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, 3, Yponomeutidae-Elachistidae
Langmaid J R, Palmer S M, Young M R (2018), A Field Guide to the Smalller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland
Robbins J (1989) A Provisional Atlas of the Leaf Miners of Warwickshire