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Superfamily Yponomeutoidea - Ermine Moths and kin

Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae).

By Lewis, J.A. & Sohn, J-C. 2015
World Catalogue of Insects. 12: 1–253, 2015

Brill abstract: "This is the first part of the World Catalogue of Insects of the superfamily Yponomeutoidea with the most current scientific classification, synonymies and misspellings..."

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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 22 November, 2016 - 5:01am

A molecular phylogeny for Yponomeutoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Ditrysia) and its implications for classification, biogeography

By Sohn, J-C, J.C. Regier, C. Mitter, D. Davis, J-F. Landry
Plos One 8(1): 1-23, 2013

Sohn, J-C, J.C. Regier, C. Mitter, D. Davis, J-F. Landry, 2013. Andreas Zwick4, Michael P. Cummings, A molecular phylogeny for Yponomeutoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Ditrysia) and its implications for classification, biogeography and the evolution of host plant use. Plos One. 8(1): 1-23

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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 6 October, 2016 - 5:10am

Taxonomy, Morphology, and Biology of Lyonetia prunifoliella(Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), a Leafminer of Apple

By Schmitt, J.S, Brown, M. W. and Davis, D. R.
Entomological Society of America, Volume 89, Issue 3, pp. 334-345, 1996

Describes and illustrates the morphology of each life stage of Lyonetia prunifoliella, based on studies of larvae feeding on apple (Malus domestica) in Jefferson, West Virginia.

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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 22 August, 2015 - 3:17pm

Taxonomic review of the leek moth genus Acrolepiopsis (Lepidoptera: Acrolepiidae) in North America

By Jean-Francois Landry
The Canadian Entomologist, 139(3): 319-353, 2007

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Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 18 August, 2013 - 7:56pm

Revision of the New Genus Diploschizia (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) for North America

By Heppner, J.B.
Florida Entomologist. 64(2): 309-336, 1981

Heppner, J.B., 1981. Revision of the New Genus Diploschizia (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) for North America. Florida Entomologist. 64(2): 309-336.

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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 18 January, 2019 - 3:55pm

A taxonomic review of Eucalantica Busck (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) with descriptions of six new species

By Jae-Cheon Sohn, Kenji Nishida
ZooKeys 118: 75–96, 2011

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Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 21 June, 2013 - 9:25am

A review of Lithariapteryx (Heliodinidae) with description of an elegant new species from the coastal sand dunes in California.

By Jerry A. Powell
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 45(2): 89-104, 1991

Powell, J. A. 1991. A review of Lithariapteryx (Heliodinidae), with description of an elegant new species from coastal sand dunes in California. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 45(2): 89-104
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Contributed by Randy Hardy on 27 May, 2011 - 6:45pm

Revision von nearktischen und neotropischen Acrolepiidae (Lepidoptera)

By Gaedike, R.
Entomologische Abhandlungen, 47: 179–19, 1984

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Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 13 August, 2019 - 10:50pm

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