Ypsolopha nemorella
Ypsolopha nemorella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Ypsolophidae |
Genus: | Ypsolopha |
Species: | Y. nemorella |
Binomial name | |
Ypsolopha nemorella (Linnaeus, 1758)[1] | |
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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 Ypsolopha genus. It has a distinct dark spot on the creamy forewing.[2]
The larvae feed on Lonicera species.
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