Yponomeutidae
36a0123 –
2420 Yponomeuta multipunctella
(Clemens, 1860)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Celastraceae. Host genera: Euonymus. (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
multipunctella (Clemens, 1860) (Hyponomeuta) - MONA 1983: 2420euonymella (Chambers, 1872) (Hyponomeuta) - MONA 1983: [2417]leucothorax (Meyrick, 1913) (Hyponomeuta) - MONA 1983: [2418]orbimaculella (Chambers, 1873) (Hyponomeuta)ordinatellus (Walker, 1863) (Hyponomeuta)semialba (Meyrick, 1913) (Hyponomeuta) - MONA 1983: [2423]wakarusa (Gaumer, 1878) (Hyponomeuta) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Yponomeuta multipunctella (Clemens, 1860) includes as synonyms 2417 Yponomeuta euonymella (Chambers, 1872), 2418 Yponomeuta leucothorax (Meyrick, 1913), 2423 Yponomeuta semialba (Meyrick, 1913), World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 12. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Clemens, B., 1860. Contributions to American lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 12: 8.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Lewis, J.A. & J.-C. Sohn, 2015. Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae). World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 12. p. 1-253.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at Microleps.org
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
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