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Checklist for Superfamily Yponomeutoidea Stephens, 1829 (Ermine Moths)
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3970
7377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
429
3965
7370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
412
3896
7245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
264
3041
5797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
1171
2156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
1168
2153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
24
293
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
20
281
454
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Yponomeutoidea
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Kin
4
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Leeward Islands
4 Families width 15 Species
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Lyonetiidae (Stainton, 1854)Lyonet Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Plutellidae Guenée, 1845Diamond-back moths4SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolophidae Guenée, 1845Ypsolophid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Leeward Islands
10 Genera with 15 Species
Argyresthia Hübner, 18463SpeciesTaxom
Atteva Walker, 20092SpeciesTaxom
Bucculatrix Zeller, 1975Ribbed cocoon makers1SpeciesTaxom
Leucoptera Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Perileucoptera Silvestri, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Plutella Schrank, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Swammerdamia Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeuta Latreille, 1758Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolopha Latreille, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Ypsolophus Latreille, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Leeward Islands
15 Species
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) brockeella Hübner, 1813Gold-ribbon Argent
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) conjugella Zeller, 1839Apple fruit miner
Argyresthia (Argyresthia) pulchella Zeller, 1846
Atteva aurea Fitch, 1856Ailanthus webworm
Atteva intermedia Becker, 2009
Bucculatrix canadensisella Chambers, 1975Birch leaf skeletonizer
Leucoptera coronillae M. Hering, 1933
Perileucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Ménev..., 1842)⇒ Leucoptera coffeella Guérin-Ménev..., 1842
Plutella (Plutella) xylostella Linnaeus, 1758Cabbage moth
Plutella (Pseudoplutella) porrectella Linnaeus, 1758Dame's rocket moth
Plutella maculipennis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Plutella xylostella Linnaeus, 1758
Swammerdamia caesiella Hübner, 1796Birch Ermel
Yponomeuta evonymella Linnaeus, 1758Bird-cherry Ermine
Ypsolopha canariella Walsingham, 1881Canary Ypsolopha
Ypsolophus dentiferella Walsingham, 1881

Subnodes of Yponomeutoidea with occurrences in Leeward Islands
FamilyLyonetiidae
Stainton, 1854
Lyonet Moths, Lyonetiid moths, Ribbed cocoon makers, Stem Borers
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlutellidae
Guenée, 1845
Diamond-back moths, Diamondback Moths, Plutellid moths
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyYponomeutidae
Stephens, 1829
Ermine Moths, Yponomeutid Moths
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyYpsolophidae
Guenée, 1845
Ypsolophid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Yponomeutoidea at artfakta.se
Yponomeutoidea at dyntaxa.se
Yponomeutoidea at itis.gov