Yponomeutoidea
| Yponomeutoidea | |
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| Ermine moth, Yponomeuta evonymella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Glossata |
| Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Superfamily: | Yponomeutoidea |
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| Diversity | |
| Over 1,500 species of micromoths | |
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Yponomeutoidea is a superfamily of ermine moths and relatives.
The word Yponomeutoidea comes from the Ancient Greek (ypo) meaning under and (nomós) meaning food or dwelling, thus "feeding secretly, or burrow".
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