The family Yponomeutidae are known as the ermine moths, with several hundred species, most of them in the tropics. The larvae tend to form communal webs, and some are minor pests in agriculture, forestry, and horticulture. Some of the adults are very attractive. Adult moths are minor pollinators.
Megacraspedus is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae, found primarily in the Palearctic.
Megacraspedus albovenata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in the southern Urals, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The habitat consists of grassy steppe.
Catatinagma kraterella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of grassy steppe slopes with open, gravelly patches, as well as sandy steppe.
Caulastrocecis perexigella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia.
Metanarsia guberlica is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of rocky steppe slopes.
Megacraspedus litovalvellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of chalk steppes.
Megacraspedus multispinella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of rocky steppe slopes with lush low vegetation.
Megacraspedus orenburgensis is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of chalk steppe.
Ephysteris tenuisaccus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia and on Cyprus. The habitat consists of chalk steppe.
Lutilabria prolata is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia and Romania. The habitat consists of steppe.
Syncopacma steppicolella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of dry steppe slopes with diversified flora.
Helcystogramma flavescens is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia. The habitat consists of grassy steppes.
Megacraspedus separatellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Ural Mountains. Outside Europe it is found in the Altai Mountains, Turkey and the Caucasus.
Megacraspedus attritellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia and possibly Turkey.
Megacraspedus argyroneurellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the northern Caucasus and Turkey.
Megacraspedus lagopellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia and Hungary.
Megacraspedus balneariellus is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is very locally distributed from central Europe to the Ural Mountains.
Megacraspedus niphorrhoa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in Russia and Kazakhstan (Uralsk).
Megacraspedus fallax is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in France, Spain, Hungary, southern Ukraine, Russia, the Caucasus and from Kazakhstan to north-western China.
