Euhyponomeuta

Euhyponomeuta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Yponomeutidae
Subfamily:	Yponomeutinae
Genus:	Euhyponomeuta; Toll, 1941 [1]
Type species
	Euhyponomeuta stannella ; Thunberg, 1794
Species
	See text

Last updated March 30, 2019

Euhyponomeuta is a genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae.

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Species

Euhyponomeuta rufimitrellus - Zeller, 1844
Euhyponomeuta stannella - Thunberg, 1794
Euhyponomeuta zhengi - Jin & Wang, 2011

Euhyponomeuta stannella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, the Baltic region and Denmark.

References

↑ Toll, S.Gr.v., 1941, Die Genitalien der europäischen Hyponomeuta. - Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-vereines (26): 170-176, Pl. XVII-XX.

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[1] Toll, S.Gr.v., 1941, Die Genitalien der europäischen Hyponomeuta. - Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-vereines (26): 170-176, Pl. XVII-XX.