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Yponomeuta padella
Ermine Er"mine, n. [OF. ermine, F. hermine, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. harmo, G. hermelin, akin to Lith. szarm?, szarmonys, weasel, cf. AS. hearma; but cf. also LL. armelinus, armellina, hermellina, and pellis Armenia, the fur of the Armenian rat, mus Armenius, the animal being found also in Armenia.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela (M. erminea), allied to the weasel; the stoat. It is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. In summer it is brown, but in winter it becomes white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black. 2. The fur of the ermine, as prepared for ornamenting garments of royalty, etc., by having the tips of the tails, which are black, arranged at regular intervals throughout the white. 3. By metonymy, the office or functions of a judge, whose state robe, lined with ermine, is emblematical of purity and honor without stain. --Chatham. 4. (Her.) One of the furs. See Fur (Her.) Note: Ermine is represented by an argent field, tufted with black. Ermines is the reverse of ermine, being black, spotted or timbered with argent. Erminois is the same as ermine, except that or is substituted for argent. Ermine moth (Zo["o]l.), a white moth with black spots (esp. Yponomeuta padella of Europe); -- so called on account of the resemblance of its covering to the fur of the ermine; also applied to certain white bombycid moths of America.

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- Yponomeuta funesta - Meyrick, 1914 Yponomeuta gigas - Rebel, 1892 Yponomeuta glaphyropis - Meyrick, 1908 Yponomeuta grisea - Dufrane, 1960 Yponomeuta...
- Yponomeuta padella (orchard ermine) is a lepidopteran from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. It is also known as the cherry ermine The wingspan...
- Yponomeuta gigas is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found on the Canary Islands. The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The larvae feed on Salix (including...
- Yponomeuta pustulellus is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. Described by Francis Walker in 1863, it is found in Australia. Australian Faunal Directory...
- include: Spindle ermine, Yponomeuta cagnagella Bird-cherry ermine, Yponomeuta evonymella Orchard ermine, Yponomeuta padella Yponomeuta plumbella Acmosara polyxena...
- Yponomeuta internellus is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in southern Queensland and in New South Wales. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The...
- Yponomeuta strigillatus is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is known from Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Madagascar...
- Yponomeuta malinellus, the apple ermine, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is native to Europe and Asia, and it has spread to North America. The...
- Yponomeuta madagascariensis is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is only known from Madagascar. The wingspan is about 18 mm. Two New Species Of Yponomeutoid...
- The bird-cherry ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) is a species of moth in the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from...