Ypsolopha sylvella

Ypsolopha sylvella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ypsolopha
Species:
Y. sylvella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha sylvella
(Linnaeus, 1767)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena sylvella Linnaeus, 1767

Ypsolopha sylvella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September.[2] There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
  3. ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine


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