''Yponomeuta'' is a large

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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."'' An ermine moth is any moth in the family Yponomeutidae, which has s ...

. 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'' - 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 clicks ...

'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta anatolica'' - Stringer, 1930 *''

Yponomeuta anomalella ''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 clicks ...

'' - Dufrane, 1960 *'' Yponomeuta athyris'' - Meyrick, 1928 *'' Yponomeuta cagnagella'' - (Hübner 1813) *'' Yponomeuta calcarata'' - Meyrick, 1924 *''

Yponomeuta calculosa ''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, *'' 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 clicks ...

'' - 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'' - 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 ...

'' - 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'' - Meyrick, 1914 *'' Yponomeuta gigas'' - 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 ''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, 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 clicks ...

'' - Meyrick, 1925 *'' Yponomeuta innotata'' - Walsingham, 1907 *'' Yponomeuta internella'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta interruptella'' - Sauber, 1902 *'' Yponomeuta irrorella'' - Hübner, 1796 *''

Yponomeuta kanaiella ''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 ...

'' - Matsumura, 1931 *''

Yponomeuta leucothorax ''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 leucotoma'' - Meyrick, 1935 *'' Yponomeuta liberalis'' - 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 ' ...

'' - Guenée, 1845 *''

Yponomeuta malinella ''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. The wingspan is . The forewings are white and have 12 to 16 black dots, which are arranged ...

'' (apple ermine moth) - Zeller, 1838 *''

Yponomeuta malivorella ''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 clicks ...

'' - Guenée, 1845 *'' Yponomeuta malinellus'' - ( Zeller, 1838) *'' Yponomeuta martinella'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta mayumivorella'' - Matsumura, 1931 *'' Yponomeuta meguronis'' - Matsumura, 1931 *'' Yponomeuta melanaster'' - Meyrick, 1907 *'' Yponomeuta meracula'' - Bradley, 1962 *'' Yponomeuta meridionalis'' - Gershenzon, 1972 *'' Yponomeuta millepunctatella'' - Warren, 1888 *'' Yponomeuta minuella'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta mochlocrossa'' - Meyrick, 1935 *'' Yponomeuta morbillosa'' - Zeller, 1877 *'' Yponomeuta multipunctella'' - Clemens, 1860 *'' Yponomeuta munda'' - Meyrick, 1921 *''

Yponomeuta myriosema ''Yponomeuta myriosema'' is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Austra ...

'' - Turner, 1898 *'' Yponomeuta nigricola'' - Meyrick, 1912 *'' Yponomeuta nigrifimbrata'' - Christoph, 1882 *'' Yponomeuta numerosa'' - Meyrick, 1921 *''

Yponomeuta octocentra ''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 ocypora'' - Meyrick, 1932 *'' Yponomeuta orbimaculella'' - 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 suff ...

'' - (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'' - 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 clicks ...

'' - Felder, 1862 *'' Yponomeuta praetincta'' - Meyrick, *'' Yponomeuta puncticornis'' - Walsingham, 1891 *'' Yponomeuta pustulella'' - Walker, 1863 *'' Yponomeuta refrigerata'' - Meyrick, 1931 *'' Yponomeuta rorella'' - Hübner, 1796 *'' Yponomeuta roscidella'' - Hübner, 1793 *'' Yponomeuta sedella'' - Treitschke, 1833 *'' Yponomeuta semialba'' - Meyrick, 1913 *'' Yponomeuta shansiella'' - Caradja, *'' Yponomeuta sistrophora'' - Meyrick, 1909 *'' Yponomeuta sociatus'' - Moriuti, 1972 *'' Yponomeuta solitariellus'' - Moriuti, 1977 *'' Yponomeuta spodocrossa'' - Meyrick, 1935 *''

Yponomeuta stenodoxa ''Yponomeuta'' is a large genus of moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, ...

'' - 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 clicks ...

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

Yponomeuta tyrodes ''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 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 clicks ...

'' - Zeller, 1844 *'' Yponomeuta yanagawana'' - Matsumura, 1931 *'' Yponomeuta zagulajevi'' - Gershenzon, 1977 *''

Yponomeuta zebra ''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 clicks ...

'' - 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

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