Yponomeutinae
Sign in to saveYponomeutinae 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.
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yponomeutinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.