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Yponomeutinae
Yponomeutinae is a subfamily of "micromoths" in the lepidopteran family Yponomeutidae (ermine moths). As their scientific name implies, this is the subfamily containing the type genus of the ermine moths, Yponomeuta. The subfamily has worldwide distribution.
A few species usually separated as subfamily Scythropiinae are sometimes placed here too.
15 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Yponomeutini
tribeYponomeutini
Cedestis
genusCedestis
Thecobathra
genusThecobathra
Pseudoswammerdamia
genusPseudoswammerdamia
Parahyponomeuta
genusParahyponomeuta
Xyrosaris
genusXyrosaris
Euhyponomeutoides
genusEuhyponomeutoides
Niphonymphini
tribeNiphonymphini
Ithutomus
genusIthutomus
Euhyponomeuta
genusEuhyponomeuta
Embryonopsis
genusEmbryonopsis
Ptiloteina
genusPtiloteina
Toecorhychia
genusToecorhychia
Syncerastis
genusSyncerastis
Chileporter
genusChileporter
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 56197.