Yponomeutoidea
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| Yponomeutoidea | |
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| Ermine moth, Yponomeuta evonymella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Superorder: | Amphiesmenoptera |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Glossata |
| Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Section: | Tineina |
| (unranked): | Ditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Yponomeutoidea |
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| Diversity | |
| Over 1,500 species of micromoths | |
Yponomeutoidea is a superfamily of Ermine moths and relatives.
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[edit] Familiae
- Acrolepiidae
- Bedelliidae
- Glyphipterigidae
- Heliodinidae
- Lyonetiidae
- Plutellidae
- Yponomeutidae
- Ypsolophidae
[edit] Etymology
The word Yponomeutoidea comes from the Ancient Greek ὑπό (ypo) meaning under and νομός (nomós) meaning food or dwelling, thus "feeding secretly, or burrow".[1]
[edit] Sources
- Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, ISBN 1-55297-612-2, 2002
[edit] References
- ^ Westwood, J. O. (October 1837). Loudon, John Claudius. ed. "A series of Articles on the Insects most Injurious to Cultivators -- No. 8. The small Ermine Moth". The Gardener's magazine and register of rural and domestic improvement 13: 434. http://books.google.com/books?id=4hwnAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA434&lpg=PA434. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
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