''Yponomeuta'' is a large

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moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Yponomeutidae : ''Certain members of the unrelated snout moths (Pyralidae) are also known as "ermine moths." Spilosoma lubricipeda is an unrelated moth with the common name "white ermine."'' The family Yponomeutidae are known as the ermine moths, with severa ...

. It has 103 described member species.

Predator Defence

Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These clicks, broadcast at an amplitude that avoids attracting unnecessary attention, identify the moths as containing noxious substances and therefore discourage bats from eating them.

Species

*'' Yponomeuta africana'' - Stainton, 1862 *'' Yponomeuta alba'' - Dufrane, 1960 *''

Yponomeuta albonigratus ''Yponomeuta albonigratus'' is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrghyzstan and is also recorded from the Levant. Larvae have been recorded on Salicaceae The Salicaceae is the willow family of flowe ...

'' - Gershenzon, 1972 *''

Yponomeuta alienella ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta anatolica'' - Stringer, 1930 *'' Yponomeuta anomalella'' - Dufrane, 1960 *'' Yponomeuta athyris'' - Meyrick, 1928 *''

Yponomeuta cagnagella ''Yponomeuta cagnagella'', the spindle ermine, is a moth from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. The wingspan of the moth ranges from 19 to 26 millimetres. The head is white. Forewings are white; four longitudinal series of few black d ...

'' - (Hübner 1813) *''

Yponomeuta calcarata ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1924 *'' Yponomeuta calculosa'' - Meyrick, *'' Yponomeuta catharotis'' - Meyrick, 1935 *'' Yponomeuta chalcocoma'' - Meyrick, 1938 *''

Yponomeuta cinefacta ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1935 *'' Yponomeuta conisca'' - Meyrick, 1914 *''

Yponomeuta corpuscularis ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1907 *'' Yponomeuta delicata'' - Schultze, 1908 *'' Yponomeuta diaphorus'' - Walsingham, 1907 *''

Yponomeuta disemanta ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1933 *''

Yponomeuta effeta ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1924 *''

Yponomeuta elementaris ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1931 *''

Yponomeuta enneacentra ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1925 *''

Yponomeuta euonymella ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Chambers, 1872 *''

Yponomeuta eurinellus ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Zagulyayev, 1970 *''

Yponomeuta eusoma ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1914 *''

Yponomeuta evonymella 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 16 to 25 mm. The insect was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl L ...

'' - Linnaeus, 1758 *''

Yponomeuta evonymi ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Zeller, 1844 *''

Yponomeuta favillacea ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1922 *''

Yponomeuta fumigata ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Zeller, 1852 *''

Yponomeuta funesta ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1914 *''

Yponomeuta gigas ''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 '' Salix canariensis'') and ''Populus'' species (including ''Populus alba ...

'' - Rebel, 1892 *'' Yponomeuta glaphyropis'' - Meyrick, 1908 *''

Yponomeuta grisea ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Dufrane, 1960 *'' Yponomeuta griseomaculatus'' - Gershenzon, 1970 *'' Yponomeuta helicella'' - Freyer, 1842 *'' Yponomeuta hemileuca'' - Meyrick, 1932 *'' Yponomeuta hexabola'' - Meyrick, 1935 *'' Yponomeuta horologa'' - Meyrick, 1935 *''

Yponomeuta hypsicrates ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1925 *'' Yponomeuta innotata'' - Walsingham, 1907 *'' Yponomeuta internella'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta interruptella'' - Sauber, 1902 *''

Yponomeuta irrorella ''Yponomeuta irrorella'' is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Belgium, the Iberian Peninsula, Estonia and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 19–25&nb ...

'' - Hübner, 1796 *'' Yponomeuta kanaiella'' - Matsumura, 1931 *'' Yponomeuta leucothorax'' - Meyrick, 1913 *'' Yponomeuta leucotoma'' - Meyrick, 1935 *''

Yponomeuta liberalis ''Yponomeuta liberalis'' is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Australia. External linksAustralian Faunal Directory

'' - Meyrick, 1913 *'' Yponomeuta madagascariensis'' - Gershenson, 2001 *''

Yponomeuta mahalebella ''Yponomeuta mahalebella'' is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Italy and Ukraine. The larvae feed on ''Prunus mahaleb''. Taxonomy Many authors regard ''Yponomeuta mahalebella'' as a form of ''Yponomeuta padella''. Re ...

'' - Guenée, 1845 *'' Yponomeuta malinella'' (apple ermine moth) - Zeller, 1838 *'' Yponomeuta malivorella'' - Guenée, 1845 *'' Yponomeuta malinellus'' - (

Zeller Zeller, meaning both prisoner and monk in German, may refer to: Places *Zeller Ache, a river of Upper Austria *Zeller Bach (Isar), a river of Bavaria, Germany, tributary of the Isar * Zeller Bach (Memminger Ach), a river of Bavaria, Germany, tribut ...

, 1838) *'' Yponomeuta martinella'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta mayumivorella'' - Matsumura, 1931 *'' Yponomeuta meguronis'' - Matsumura, 1931 *'' Yponomeuta melanaster'' - Meyrick, 1907 *''

Yponomeuta meracula ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Bradley, 1962 *'' Yponomeuta meridionalis'' - Gershenzon, 1972 *'' Yponomeuta millepunctatella'' - Warren, 1888 *''

Yponomeuta minuella ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta mochlocrossa'' - Meyrick, 1935 *'' Yponomeuta morbillosa'' - Zeller, 1877 *''

Yponomeuta multipunctella ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Clemens, 1860 *''

Yponomeuta munda ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1921 *'' Yponomeuta myriosema'' - Turner, 1898 *'' Yponomeuta nigricola'' - Meyrick, 1912 *'' Yponomeuta nigrifimbrata'' - Christoph, 1882 *'' Yponomeuta numerosa'' - Meyrick, 1921 *'' Yponomeuta octocentra'' - Meyrick, 1921 *'' Yponomeuta ocypora'' - Meyrick, 1932 *''

Yponomeuta orbimaculella ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Chambers, 1872 *'' Yponomeuta orientalis'' - Zagulyayev, 1970 *''

Yponomeuta padella ''Yponomeuta padella'' (orchard ermine) is a lepidopteran from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. It is also known as the cherry ermine The wingspan ranges from . The head is white. Forewings are light grey, sometimes more or less suffu ...

'' - (Linnaeus, 1758) *''

Yponomeuta paradoxus ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Gershenzon, 1979 *'' Yponomeuta paurodes'' - Meyrick, 1907 *'' Yponomeuta perficitellus'' - Walker, 1863 *''

Yponomeuta plumbella ''Yponomeuta plumbella'' is a moth from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. Distribution This species is widespread in most of Europe and in Asia Minor. Description The wingspan of ''Yponomeuta plumbella'' ranges from 16 to 20 millimet ...

'' - Schiffermüller, 1776 *'' Yponomeuta polysticta'' - Butler, 1879 *''

Yponomeuta polystigmellus ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Felder, 1862 *'' Yponomeuta praetincta'' - Meyrick, *'' Yponomeuta puncticornis'' - Walsingham, 1891 *'' Yponomeuta pustulella'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta refrigerata'' - Meyrick, 1931 *''

Yponomeuta rorella ''Yponomeuta rorrella'' (willow ermine moth) is a lepidopteran from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths, probably a migrant, but abundantly found in Britain, mostly concentrated in Northumberland. Identification The moths are about 19– ...

'' - Hübner, 1796 *'' Yponomeuta roscidella'' - Hübner, 1793 *'' Yponomeuta sedella'' - Treitschke, 1833 *''

Yponomeuta semialba ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Meyrick, 1913 *'' Yponomeuta shansiella'' - Caradja, *'' Yponomeuta sistrophora'' - Meyrick, 1909 *'' Yponomeuta sociatus'' - Moriuti, 1972 *'' Yponomeuta solitariellus'' - Moriuti, 1977 *'' Yponomeuta spodocrossa'' - Meyrick, 1935 *'' Yponomeuta stenodoxa'' - Meyrick, 1931 *''

Yponomeuta strigillata ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Zeller, 1852 *'' Yponomeuta subplumbella'' - Walsingham, 1881 *'' Yponomeuta tokyonella'' - Matsumura, 1931 *'' Yponomeuta triangularis'' - Möschler, 1890 *'' Yponomeuta tyrodes'' - Meyrick, 1913 *''

Yponomeuta variabilis ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species. Predator Defence Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These click ...

'' - Zeller, 1844 *'' Yponomeuta yanagawana'' - Matsumura, 1931 *'' Yponomeuta zagulajevi'' - Gershenzon, 1977 *'' Yponomeuta zebra'' - J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, 2010

Former species

* ''Yponomeuta atomosella'' Dyar, 1902 is now known as ''

Prays atomosella ''Prays atomocella'', the hop-tree ermine moth, is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. The ...

'' (Dyar, 1902)

References

External links

* * Yponomeutidae {{Yponomeutidae-stub