Jump to content

Yponomeuta gigas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by William Avery (talk | contribs) at 17:56, 29 May 2016 (Linking Hans Rebel; style). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Yponomeuta gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Yponomeutidae
Genus:
Yponomeuta
Species:
Y. gigas
Binomial name
Yponomeuta gigas
(Rebel, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Hyponomeuta gigas Rebel, 1892

Yponomeuta gigas is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]

The wingspan is 26–28 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Salix (including Salix canariensis) and Populus species (including Populus alba).[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
  3. ^ Small Ermine Moths (Yponomeuta): Their Host Relations and Evolution


Stub icon

This article on a moth of the family Yponomeutidae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yponomeuta_gigas&oldid=722702173"