Konrad Wothe / Bird-cherry ermine moths (Yponomeuta evonymella) Germany. June.

Konrad Wothe / Ermine moth (Yponomeuta cagnagella) eggs, Oberbayern, Germany. June.

MYN / Krista Schlyer / Ailanthus webworm (Atteva aurea) on buttonbush flower (Cephalanthus occidentalis). Anacostia Watershed, USA, August. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Thomas Marent / European Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) tree covered by communal web of Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) caterpillars, Switzerland

Alex Hyde / Honeysuckle moth (Ypsolopha dentella).

Robert Thompson / Honeysuckle moth (Ypsolopha dentella) Argory, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, September

Thomas Marent / Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) moth, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) caterpillars in communal web which covers European Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) tree, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / European Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) tree covered by communal web of Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) caterpillars, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / European Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) tree covered by communal web of Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) caterpillars, Switzerland

Philippe Clement / Gorse (Ulex europaeus) covered in silken web of Yponomeutidae moth larvae {Yponomeutidae sp}, La Brenne, France

Philippe Clement / Gorse {Ulex europaeus} covered in silken web of Yponomeutidae larvae {Yponomeutidae sp}, La Brenne, France

Dietmar Nill / {Yponomeuta sp} moth webs covering bush, Germany

Martin Gabriel / Large number of chrysalis of {Yponomeutidae} moth on {Crataegus} tree. Bavaria, Germany

Piotr Naskrecki / Moth (Yponomentidae) pupa, Costa Rica

Thomas Marent / Spindle Ermine (Yponomeuta cagnagella) caterpillars in communal web which covers European Spindle (Euonymus europaeus) tree, Switzerland

Andy Sands / Apple ermine moth (Yponomeuta malinellus) resting on wall, Hertfordshire, England, UK. July. Focus stacked.

Nigel Cattlin / Apple ermine moth (Yponomeuta malinellus) caterpillars inside a larval web on damaged and skeletonised apple foliage in an orchard, Berkshire, UK. June.

Claudio Contreras / Ailanthus webworm moth (Atteva aurea) on leaf. Tehuacan-Cuicatlan Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

Brian Bevan / Ermine moth web (Yponomeuta cagnagella) caterpillars moving on woven web, Bedfordshire, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Ermine moth web (Yponomeuta cagnagella) caterpillars moving on thread, Bedfordshire, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Ermine moth web (Yponomeuta cagnagella) group of caterpillars moving on web, Bedfordshire, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Ermine moth web (Yponomeuta cagnagella) pan of hedgerow, Bedfordshire, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Ermine moth web (Yponomeuta cagnagella) group of caterpillars in web, Bedfordshire, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Ermine moth web (Yponomeuta cagnagella) pan, Bedfordshire, UK, June.

John Waters / Caterpillars of the Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) among silk strands of a huge communal web covering host tree (Prunus padus) and protecting the many pupae in their silk cocoons from...

John Waters / Caterpillar of Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) among silk strands of a huge communal web that covering the host tree (Prunus padus) and protecting the many pupae in silk cocoons from a...

John Waters / Ichneumon wasp (probably Pimpla sp.) searching for a pupa of small Ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) within the sheet of communal web made by the caterpillars, upon which the wasp is resting. Bristo...

John Waters / Ichneumon wasp (probably Pimpla, sp.) laying an egg in the pupa of a Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella), using its ovipositor. A caterpillar of the same moth is beside the wasp on the she...

John Waters / Ichneumon wasp (probably Pimpla sp.) laying an egg into the pupa of a Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella), using its ovipositor, over a sheet of communal webbing, Bristol, UK, June, 2021.

John Waters / Communal web of Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) covering defoliated host tree, Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) while protecting caterpillars and pupae from predators, Bristol, UK, June.

John Waters / Detail of communal web of Bird-cherry ermine moth (Yponomeuta evonymella) which is covering host tree, Bird cherry (Prunus padus) and protecting caterpillars and pupae from predators, Bristol, UK, Jun...

John Waters / Communal web of Bird-cherry ermine moths (Yponomeuta evonymella) covering its host tree, Bird cherry (Prunus padus) and protecting caterpillars and pupae from predators, Bristol, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Apple ermine moth (Yponomeuta malinellus) webbing, caterpillars and damage to apple foliage, Berkshire, England, May

Nigel Cattlin / Apple ermine moth (Yponomeuta malinellus) pupae in webbing on the underside of a Bramley apple leaf, Berkshire, England, May

Nigel Cattlin / Apple ermine moth (Yponomeuta malinellus) moth and pupae in webbing on the underside of a Bramley apple leaf and fruit, Berkshire, England, May

Nigel Cattlin / Apple ermine moth (Yponomeuta malinellus) webbing, caterpillars and damage to apple foliage, Berkshire, England, May

Theo Bosboom / Ermine moth (Yponomeutidae) larvae communal web in habitat. Ijmuiden, Netherlands. May. Highly commended in the Plants and Fungi Category of the GDT competition 2020

Nigel Cattlin / Orchard ermine moth (Yponomeuta padella) caterpillars among webbing on spindle tree (Euonymus sp.) leaves

Adrian Davies / Ermine moth (Yponomeuta sp) large webs on hedge, Kent, England, UK, May.

Adrian Davies / Ermine moth (Yponomeuta sp) large webs on hedge, Kent, England, UK, May.