Yponomeutoidea is a superfamily of ermine moths and relatives. There are about 1,800 species of Yponomeutoids worldwide, most of them known to come from temperate regions. This superfamily is one of the earliest groups to evolve external feeding and to colonize herbs in addition to shrubs and trees.
Families The family composition of Yponomeutoidea has varied over time, with a 2013 study assigning eleven families: Argyresthiidae Attevidae Bedelliidae Glyphipterigidae Heliodinidae Lyonetiidae Plutellidae Praydidae Scythropiidae Yponomeutidae Ypsolophidae
Etymology
The word Yponomeutoidea comes from the Ancient Greek () meaning under and () meaning food or dwelling, thus "feeding secretly, or burrow". References
Sources Firefly Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders, edited by Christopher O'Toole, , 2002 van Nieukirken et al., 2011. Order Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758. In:Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed.) Animal Biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa 3148: 212-221.
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