Yponomeuta

Japanese: Yponomeuta
Yponomeuta

...This is a small family that includes small species with a wingspan of 1-3cm, and over 80 species are known in Japan. Among the representative genus of this family, Yponomeuta , there are species whose larvae build communal nests and live in colonies, hence the name of the family. When the cherry blossom moth, large-headed male moth, and crassulacean moth infest a large number of moths in large numbers, they can cover an entire tree with their nests, leaving it completely bald.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Yponomeuta" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…翅の開張1~3cmの小型種を含む小さな科で,日本には80種余り知られている。この科の代表的な属Yponomeutaの中には,幼虫が共同の巣をつくり,群生している種がいるので科名となった。サクラスガ,オオボシオオスガ,ベンケイソウスガなどが集団性で大発生したときは,1本の木全体を巣で覆い,葉を丸坊主にしてしまうことがある。…

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