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Yponomeutidae 36a0123 – 2420   Yponomeuta multipunctella (Clemens, 1860)              American Ermine Moth

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: multipunctella (Clemens, 1860) (Hyponomeuta) - MONA 1983: 2420 euonymella (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.

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. 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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