BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
YPONOMEUTIDAE (small ermine moths)
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Genus | Argyresthia (a genus of small ermine moths) | 2 | ||||
| Species | Argyresthia cupressella (Cypress Tip Moth) | 1 | ||||
| Species | Argyresthia trifasciata Staudinger (a small ermine moth) | 1 | ||||
| Genus | Plutella (a genus of small ermine moths) | 1 | ||||
| Species | Plutella xylostella Linnaeus (Diamond Backed Moth) | 5 | 5 | |||
| Species | Scythropia crataegella Linnaeus (Hawthorn Moth) | 1 | ||||
| Genus | Yponomeuta (a genus of small ermine moths) | 4 | 44 | 6 | ||
| Genus | Ypsolopha (a genus of small ermine moths) | 6 | ||||
| Species | Ypsolopha alpella Denis & Schiffermuller (a small ermine moth) | 1 | ||||
| Species | Ypsolopha dentella Fabricius (Honeysuckle Moth) | 14 | ||||
| Species | Ypsolopha parenthesella Linnaeus (a small ermine moth) | 1 | ||||
| Species | Ypsolopha scabrella Linnaeus (a small ermine moth) | 11 | ||||
| Species | Ypsolopha ustella Clerck (a small ermine moth) | 3 | 1 | |||
| Species | Ypsolopha vittella Linnaeus (a small ermine moth) | 1 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| British Leafminers: http://www.leafmines.co.uk/ (Leaf mining species) | Web Site/Page |
| Emmet, A.M., Langmaid, J. & Heath J., 1996 | Yponomeutidae to Elachistidae (vol 3) |
| The leaf and stem mines of British flies and oher insects (TEST VERSION): http://www.ukflymines.co.uk (leaf/stem mining species) | Web Site/Page |
YPONOMEUTIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
HEXAPODA (hexapods) |
INSECTA (insects) |
LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths) |
DITRYSIA (the major suborder of moths) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with YPONOMEUTIDAE:
| larva (gregarious) | gregarious larva is predated by larva | Xanthandrus comtus - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) | Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | ||
| larva | larva is endoparasitoid host of larva | Eurysthaea scutellaris - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) | 
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Belshaw, R., 1993 |
Yponomeutidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths) |
References
| Belshaw, R., 1993 | Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae) |
| Rotheray, G.E., 1993 | Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe |
