Ypsolopha instabilella

Ypsolopha instabilella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ypsolopha
Species:
Y. instabilella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha instabilella
(Mann, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma instabilella Mann, 1866

Ypsolopha instabilella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Asia Minor and in the southern part of eastern Europe.

The larvae feed on Ephedra species, including Ephedra distachya.[1]

References

  1. ^ Host-plants of the larvae of diamond-back moths (Plutellidae) of the Ukrainian fauna


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