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Cedestis Granadensis
''Cedestis granadensis'' is a moth in the family Ermine moth, Yponomeutidae, found in Spain. It is known only from high-altitude habitats (1400–1500 m) with larvae likely feeding on pine needles. Discovery ''Cedestis granadensis'' was first discovered during a Lepidoptera species survey of the Spanish province of Province of Granada, Granada in July 2010. During this time, one female ''Cedestis granadensis'' was collected near the Sierra de Huétor and la Alfaguara Natural Park, Natural Park of Sierra de Huétor. It was initially identified as an unknown species in the family Elachistidae, but subsequent analysis of the genitalia and its genetics revealed it was part of the Yponomeutidae. There were no further records of the species until 2021, when a male was collected near Puebla de Don Fadrique. This individual would later become the holotype specimen for the species description in 2024. Description ''Cedestis granadensis'' males and females are almost identical except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermine Moth
: ''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."'' An ermine moth is any moth in the family Yponomeutidae, which has 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. Adult moths are minor pollinators. Taxonomy The traditional morphology based taxonomy of Kyrki (1990) divided Yponomeutidae into six subfamilies, but this circumscription is not found to be monophyletic in molecular phylogenetic analyses. van Nieukerken et al (2011) split off Praydidae, Attevidae and Argyresthiidae as separate families, and Sohn (2013) elevated Scythropiinae to family to contain ''Scythropia''. The two remaining subfamilies are: * Saridoscelinae * Yponomeutinae The following genera have not been assigned subfamilies: * '' Abacistis'' * '' Acrataula'' * '' A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
