Yponomeuta paurodes

Yponomeuta paurodes is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in Australia in the states of Queensland and New South Wales.

Yponomeuta paurodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Yponomeuta
Species:
Y. paurodes
Binomial name
Yponomeuta paurodes
Meyrick, 1907
Synonyms
  • Hyponomenta paurocentera Turner, 1898

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

The larvae feed on Cassine australis. They live solitarily in a small web on their food plant.


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