Ypsolopha amoenella

Ypsolopha amoenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ypsolopha
Species: Y. amoenella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha amoenella
(Christoph, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma amoenella Christoph, 1882
  • Ypsolopha menoko Matsumura, 1931

Ypsolopha amoenella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Japan, Korea, north-eastern China and Russia.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Acer mono.

References

  1. ↑ Descriptions of three new species of Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera: Ypsolophidae) from East Asia, redescription of Y. contractella (Caradja) and a checklist of East Asian Ypsolopha
  2. ↑ Japanese Moths
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