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Yponomeuta

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Yponomeuta
Yponomeuta species
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Subfamily: Yponomeutinae
Genus: Yponomeuta
Latreille, [1796]
Species

100+, see text

Synonyms
  • Hyponomeuta Billberg, 1820
  • Erminea Haworth, 1811
  • Coenyphantes Hübner, 1822
  • Nygmia Hübner, [1825] (nec Hübner, [1820])
  • Hyponomenta Turner, 1898

Yponomeuta is a large genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. It has 103 described member species.

Predator Defence

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Several species have the ability to avoid predation by emitting a series of distinctive clicks as they fly. These clicks, broadcast at an amplitude that avoids attracting unnecessary attention, identify the moths as containing noxious substances and therefore discourage bats from eating them.[1]

Species

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Former species

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References

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  1. ^ O’Reilly, Liam J.; Agassiz, David J. L.; Neil, Thomas R.; Holderied, Marc W. (2019-02-05). "Deaf moths employ acoustic Müllerian mimicry against bats using wingbeat-powered tymbals". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 1444. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-37812-z. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6363749. PMID 30723216.
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