Ermine_moth
Ermine moth
Family of moths
The family Yponomeutidae are known as the ermine moths, with several hundred species, most of them in the tropics. The larvae tend to form communal webs,[1] and some are minor pests in agriculture, forestry, and horticulture. Adult moths are minor pollinators.
- Certain members of the unrelated snout moths (Pyralidae) are also known as "ermine moths." Spilosoma lubricipeda is an unrelated moth with the common name "white ermine."
There are five or six subfamilies. Some authors also include the closely related Plutellidae as yet another subfamily: