YPONOMEUTOIDEA
(small ermine, bent-wing, ermel and smudge micro-moths)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ARGYRESTHIIDAE
argent micro-moths
Family 2 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Argyresthia
argent micro-moths
Genus 2 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE
smudge and fanner micro-moths
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 		Family 3 subtaxa 36 images 3 ident. refs
HELIODINIDAE
signal micro-moths
Family 1 ident. refs
LYONETIIDAE
bent-wing micro-moths
Family 3 ident. refs
PLUTELLIDAE
a family of smudge micro-moths
Family 1 subtaxa 10 images
Plutella
a genus of smudge micro-moths
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 10 images
YPONOMEUTIDAE
small ermine moths
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 		Family 6 subtaxa 73 images 5 ident. refs
YPSOLOPHIDAE
stem and some smudge micro-moths
Family 3 subtaxa 41 images
YPSOLOPHINAE
a subfamily of smudge moths
Subfamily 3 subtaxa 41 images
Ypsolopha
a genus of smudge moths
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 41 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperfamilyYPONOMEUTOIDEA (small ermine, bent-wing, ermel and smudge micro-moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

YPONOMEUTOIDEA (small ermine, bent-wing, ermel and smudge micro-moths) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for YPONOMEUTOIDEA (small ermine, bent-wing, ermel and smudge micro-moths)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 37 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for YPONOMEUTOIDEA (small ermine, bent-wing, ermel and smudge micro-moths)
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