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Yponomeutidae

18 species · Animals

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Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Yponomeutidae

Cedestis gysseleniella Zeller, 1839

Cedestis gysseleniella is a Yponomeutidae moth found in Europe and parts of Russia, with larvae feeding on conifers.

Yponomeuta plumbella (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1776

Yponomeuta plumbella is an ermine moth species widespread in Europe and Asia Minor, found in fields and parks with host plants.

Yponomeuta evonymella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Yponomeuta evonymella (bird-cherry ermine) is a European moth whose caterpillars can defoliate whole trees.

Yponomeuta padella Linnaeus, 1758

Yponomeuta padella, the orchard ermine moth, is a lepidopteran native to Eurasia and introduced to North America.

Yponomeuta irrorella (Hübner, 1796)

Yponomeuta irrorella is a Yponomeutidae moth found across most of Europe, with larvae feeding on Euonymus europaeus.

Yponomeuta paurodes Meyrick, 1907

Yponomeuta paurodes is a Yponomeutidae moth found in eastern Australia with a ~20 mm wingspan whose larvae live alone on Cassine australis.

Yponomeuta strigillata Zeller, 1852

Yponomeuta strigillata is a Yponomeutidae moth found across multiple countries in Africa and Madagascar.

Yponomeuta pustulellus Walker, 1863

Yponomeuta pustulellus is an Australian Yponomeutidae moth described in 1863 by Francis Walker.

Yponomeuta cagnagellus (Hübner, 1813)

Yponomeuta cagnagellus, the spindle ermine, is a Yponomeutidae ermine moth with distinct coloration and an activity period from late June to October.

Zelleria haimbachi Busck, 1915

Zelleria haimbachi, the pine needle sheathminer, is a pest moth of Yponomeutidae found in North America that feeds on pine needles.

Zelleria hepariella Stainton, 1849

Zelleria hepariella is a Yponomeutidae moth found in Europe and northern Asia Minor, with larvae that feed on three plant genera.

Zelleria oleastrella Millière, 1867

Zelleria oleastrella is a Yponomeutidae moth found in southern Europe and Turkey, whose larvae feed on olive.

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Swammerdamia lutarea Haworth, 1828

Paraswammerdamia lutarea is a Yponomeutidae moth found in Europe, with larvae feeding on several common shrub species.

Swammerdamia pyrella de Villiers, 1789

Swammerdamia pyrella is a Yponomeutidae moth found in Europe, North America, and Japan, with larvae feeding on several fruit-bearing trees.

Paraswammerdamia albicapitella (Scharfenberg, 1805)

Paraswammerdamia albicapitella is a yponomeutid moth found in most of Europe and recently recorded in British Columbia, Canada.

Paraswammerdamia lutarea (Haworth, 1828)

Paraswammerdamia lutarea is a Yponomeutidae moth found in Europe, whose larvae feed on a range of common shrubs.

Scythropia crataegella (Linnaeus, 1767)

Scythropia crataegella is a small widely distributed European moth whose larvae feed mainly on hawthorn leaves.

Eucalantica polita (Walsingham, 1881)

Eucalantica polita is a Yponomeutidae moth found on Pacific coastal regions of western North America.

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Noctuidae 1315 species Erebidae 1232 species Geometridae 1132 species Nymphalidae 849 species Crambidae 700 species Tortricidae 445 species Lycaenidae 426 species Hesperiidae 380 species

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