Ypsolopha rubrella

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Ypsolopha rubrella
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Y. rubrella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha rubrella
(Dyar, 1902) [1]
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma rubrellaDyar, 1902

Ypsolopha rubrella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in the United States from California east to Colorado and Oklahoma. [2]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on Berberis repens in Colorado and Berberis nervosa in coastal California.

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