Ypsolopha sylvella

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Ypsolopha sylvella
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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 sylvellaLinnaeus, 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]

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<i>Ypsolopha lucella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ypsolopha parenthesella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ypsolopha horridella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ypsolopha canariella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ypsolopha chazariella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ypsolopha falcella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Ypsolopha leuconotella</i> Species of moth

Ypsolopha leuconotella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found from Slovakia, Hungary and Romania east to Russia, Kazakhstan, Japan and China.

Ypsolopha sordida is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from southern China.

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<i>Ypsolopha nigrimaculata</i> Species of moth

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