| Yponomeuta albonigratus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Yponomeuta |
| Species: | Y. albonigratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Yponomeuta albonigratus Gershenson, 1972 | |
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 species ( Salix oxycarpa ) [1]
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.
The bird-cherry ermine 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 Linnaeus who gave it the name Phalaena evonymella; it was later transferred to the genus Yponomeuta, becoming Yponomeuta evonymella. The moth can be found in the whole of Europe and the northern and eastern part of Asia.
Yponomeuta plumbella is a moth from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths.
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.
Yponomeuta rorrella is a lepidopteran from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths, probably a migrant, but abundantly found in Britain, mostly concentrated in Northumberland.
Yponomeuta padella is a lepidopteran from the family Yponomeutidae, the ermine moths. The wingspan ranges from 19 to 22 millimetres. It is also known as the cherry ermine.
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Yponomeuta sedella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Europe.
Yponomeuta malinellus, the apple ermine, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is native to Europe and Asia, and it has spread to North America.
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Yponomeuta meridionalis is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Tajikistan and is also recorded from the Levant.
Yponomeuta madagascariensis is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is only known from Madagascar.
Yponomeuta internellus is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in southern Queensland and in New South Wales.
Yponomeuta myriosema is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Australia.
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.
Yponomeuta gigas is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.
Yponomeuta mahalebella is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in France, Italy and Ukraine.
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