Yponomeuta gigas is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]
| Yponomeuta gigas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Yponomeutidae |
| Genus: | Yponomeuta |
| Species: | Y. gigas |
| Binomial name | |
| Yponomeuta gigas (Rebel, 1892) | |
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The larvae feed on Salix (including Salix canariensis) and Populus species (including Populus alba).[3]
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