Yponomeuta gigas

Yponomeuta gigas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Yponomeutidae
Genus:Yponomeuta
Species: Y. gigas
Binomial name
Yponomeuta gigas
(Rebel, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Hyponomeuta gigas Rebel, 1892

Yponomeuta gigas is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]

The wingspan is 26–28 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Salix (including Salix canariensis) and Populus species (including Populus alba).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ lepiforum.de
  3. ↑ Small Ermine Moths (Yponomeuta): Their Host Relations and Evolution


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