Background Yponomeutoidea, one of the early-diverging lineages of ditrysian Lepidoptera,
comprise about 1,800 species worldwide, including notable pests and insect-plant …

Arthropods are essential in maintaining healthy and productive agricultural ecosystems.
Agricultural crops such as apples are typically pollinated by domesticated honey bees, but …

Many lepidopteran species produce silk, cocoons, feeding tubes, or nests for protection from
predators and parasites for caterpillars and pupae. Yet, the number of lepidopteran species …

Emitting ultrasound upon hearing an attacking bat is an effective defence strategy used by
several moth taxa. Here we reveal how Yponomeuta moths acquire sophisticated acoustic …

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

Abstract Species diversity of South Asian burrowing frogs within the genus Sphaerotheca is
still obscure because of lack of taxonomic review. Â There are taxonomic issues within the …

Chromosome rearrangements can play an important role in adaptive evolution and
speciation with gene flow. Here, we briefly review state of the art in chromosomal speciation …

Plant chemistry can be a key driver of host shifts in herbivores. Several species in the sawfly
genus Athalia are important economic pests on Brassicaceae, whereas other Athalia …

The bird cherry ermine moth, Yponomeuta evonymellus L., is considered an obligatory
monophagous insect pest that feeds only on native European Prunus padus L. In recent …

The larvae of ermine moths from the Yponomeutidae family (Lepidoptera) feed on a range of
species and varieties of fruit and ornamental trees. Some species of this family pose a …