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Ypsolopha nemorella

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Ypsolopha nemorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ypsolopha
Species:
Y. nemorella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha nemorella
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena nemorella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tinea hamella Hübner, 1805
  • Ypsolophus cultrea Haworth, 1828
  • Cerostoma nemorella var. ninella Krulikovski, 1908

Ypsolopha nemorella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in northern and central Europe, mid-eastern China and Russia.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. It is one of the larger species in the genus Ypsolopha. It has a distinct dark spot on the creamy forewing.[2] Meyrick describes it- Head and thorax ochreous whitish, patagia light ochreous. Forewings with apex falcate;whitish -ochreous, more or less brownish -tinged between veins, with scattered black scales; a darker brownish streak along fold; a black dot below fold before middle. Hindwings pale grey, darker terminally. The larvarosy-ochreous; dorsal line whitish; 7 and 9 with oblique black lateral marks.[3]


The larvae feed on Lonicera species.

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
  3. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
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