Biology:Yponomeuta gigas

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Short description: Species of moth


Yponomeuta gigas
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Yponomeuta
Species:
Y. gigas
Binomial name
Yponomeuta gigas
(Rebel, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Hyponomeuta gigas Rebel, 1892

Yponomeuta gigas is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]

The wingspan is 26–28 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Salix (including Salix canariensis) and Populus species (including Populus alba).[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q601706 entry