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Yponomeutidae)
| Ermine moths
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Atteva punctella (Ailanthus Webworm)
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| Author:
| Stephens, 1829
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| Type species:
| Yponomeuta evonymella
(Bird-cherry Ermine)
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| Diversity:
| ? genera
600 species
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| Subfamilies
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Argyresthiinae
Attevinae
Praydinae
Saridoscelinae
Scythropiinae
Yponomeutinae
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| Genera
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Atteva
Yponomeuta
and others
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The family Yponomeutidae are known as the ermine moths, with 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. Some of the adults are very attractive. Adult moths are minor pollinators.
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