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Yponomeutoidea

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Yponomeutoidea
Yponomeutoidea is a superfamily of ermine moths and relatives. There are about 1,800 species of Yponomeutoids worldwide, most of them known to come from temperate regions. This superfamily is one of the earliest groups to evolve external feeding and to colonize herbs in addition to shrubs and trees.
Heliodinidae
Heliodinidae, commonly known as sun moths, is a family of small moths with slender bodies and narrow wings. Members of this family are found in most parts of the world. Heliodinid moths are brightly coloured day-flying moths. The base of the haustellum is bare. The scales on the head are compact and appear like a shield. Many Heliodinidae raise their hindlegs when resting but this is not a taxonomic feature and several genera like Epicroesa and Lamprolophus do not show this posture. Many Heliodinidae have the inner and outer spurs of the metatibia subequal. The larval host plants of the majori
Scythropia crataegella
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Scythropia
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Praydidae
thumb|Prays ruficeps Praydidae is a family of false ermine moths in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea. Though once considered a subfamily (Praydinae), a 2013 molecular analysis elevated it to family rank.
Prays friesei
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Prays sparsipunctella
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Prays erebitis
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Prays amblystola
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Prays fulvocanella
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Prays endolemma
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Prays ducalis
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Prays peperitis
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Prays xeroloxa
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Prays liophaea
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Prays chrysophyllae
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Prays inscripta
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Prays calycias
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