Tree Guide: Spindle

Spindle Euonymus europaeus

Deciduous

6 metres tall

 

Leaves to 5cm long

Flowers greenish white, May-June, in clusters

Pink four-lobed fruit capsules, early autumn, with orange seeds

Scorched Carpet

Ligdia adustata

 

 

 

Forewing length 12-14mm

Adults June-July

Larva July-August

Overwinters as a pupa

Spindle Ermine

Yponomeuta cagnagella

 

 

Forewing length 9-13mm

Adults late June-September

Larva July-May

Overwinters as a larva

 

Saint Mark’s Fly

Bibio marci

 

 

Length 12-14mm

Adults late April-May

Larva May-April

Overwinters as a larva