Yponomeutoidea

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Yponomeutoidea

moth superfamily

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Lepidoptera
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Superfamily Yponomeutoidea More than 1,500 species worldwide; a limited and not very distinctive superfamily; larvae possess distinctive primary setation. Family Yponomeutidae (ermine moths) Almost 600 species worldwide; adults brightly colored, especially in the tropics; pupae of some make lacework cocoons; related
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Superfamily Yponomeutoidea More than 1,500 species worldwide; a limited and not very distinctive superfamily; larvae possess distinctive primary setation. Family Yponomeutidae (ermine moths) Almost 600 species worldwide; adults brightly colored, especially in the tropics; pupae of some make lacework cocoons; related
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