''Ypsolopha'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Ypsolophidae
Ypsolophidae is a Scientific classification#Linnaean taxonomy, family of moths with some 160 species. They are included in the Plutellidae by many authors.
Systematics
This is a list of genera and selected species.
Ypsolophinae
* ''Phrealcia'' ...
. It is the type genus of the family and comprises over 120 described species (about 95% of the family's known world diversity).
Distribution
Most ''Ypsolopha'' species have been recorded from the
Holarctic
The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...
temperate region.
Description
''Ypsolopha'' species are variable in shape and color and no exclusive superficial features have been established for the group. In contrast, the genitalia of both sexes are remarkably homogeneous.
Biology
Adults are nocturnal or rarely
diurnal. Their resting postures are various, but they often have the head down and the lower body up. ''
Ypsolopha acuminata'' mimics a small broken branch at rest. The
larva
A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...
e usually live in open webs on the leaves of various, primarily woody, plants and mostly feed on a limited range of host plants. They are active primarily at night and have two defensive behaviors that involve wiggling and jumping.
Selected species
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Ypsolopha acerella''
Ponomarenko, Sohn & Zinchenko, 2011
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Ypsolopha acuminata''
(Butler, 1878)
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Ypsolopha albiramella''
(Mann, 1861)
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Ypsolopha albistriatus''
(Issiki, 1930)
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Ypsolopha aleutianella''
(Beutenmüller, 1889)
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Ypsolopha alpella''
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Ypsolopha amoenella
''Ypsolopha amoenella'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Japan, Korea, north-eastern China and Russia.
The wingspan is 18–20 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Acer mono
''Acer pictum'' subsp. ''mono'', commonly known as ...
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(Christoph, 1882)
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Ypsolopha angelicella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha arizonella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha asperella''
(Linnaeus, 1761)
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Ypsolopha atrobrunnella
''Ypsolopha atrobrunnella'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from the southern part of the Russian Far East and north-eastern China.
The length of the forewings is 8.1–8.4 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Crataegus maximowiczii ...
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Ponomarenko & Sohn, 2011[Ponomarenko, M.G., Sohn, J.-C., Zinchenko, Y.N., & Wu, C.-S. "Five new East-Asian species of the genus ''Ypsolopha'' Latreille (Lepidoptera: Ypsolophidae)." ''Zootaxa'' 2760 (2011): 18-28.]
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Ypsolopha aurata
''Ypsolopha aurata'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Japan.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777– ...
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Moriuti, 1977
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Ypsolopha barberella
''Ypsolopha barberella'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from the United States, including Arizona, Nevada and Utah.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to t ...
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(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha blandella
''Ypsolopha blandella'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It has been recorded from Amur Oblast in Russia, and from Estonia, Latvia, Spain, Japan, Korea and China.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is t ...
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(Christoph, 1882)
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Ypsolopha buscki
''Ypsolopha buscki'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from the United States, including Arizona.
The wingspan is about 22 mm.
The antennae are light fuscous. The labial palpi are blackish fuscous on the outside and light ...
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Heppner, 1982
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Ypsolopha cajaliella
''Ypsolopha cajaliella'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de T ...
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Vives, 2003
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Ypsolopha canariella
''Ypsolopha canariella'', the canary ypsolopha moth, is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. The species was Species description, first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham, Lord Walsingham in 1881. It is found throughout North Americ ...
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(Walsingham, 1881)
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Ypsolopha cervella
''Ypsolopha cervella'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found from Vancouver Island southward along the Pacific coast to San Diego County in California and inland to Arizona.
The wingspan is about 19 mm. There is one generation ...
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(Walsingham, 1881)
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Ypsolopha chazariella
''Ypsolopha chazariella'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and France. It has also been recorded from Finland, and ...
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(Mann, 1866)
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Ypsolopha cockerella
''Ypsolopha cockerella'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from the United States, including New Mexico.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wi ...
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(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha colleaguella''
Baraniak, 2007
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Ypsolopha contractella''
(Caradja, 1920)
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Ypsolopha coriacella''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
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Ypsolopha costibasella''
(Caradja, 1939)
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Ypsolopha cristata''
Moriuti, 1977
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Ypsolopha delicatella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha dentella''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Ypsolopha dentiferella''
(Walsingham, 1881)
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Ypsolopha diana''
(Caradja, 1939)
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Ypsolopha distinctatus''
Moriuti, 1977
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Ypsolopha divisella
''Ypsolopha'' is a genus of moths of the family Ypsolophidae. It is the type genus of the family and comprises over 120 described species (about 95% of the family's known world diversity).
Distribution
Most ''Ypsolopha'' species have been recor ...
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(Chrétien, 1915)
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Ypsolopha dorsimaculella''
(Kearfott, 1907)
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Ypsolopha electropa''
(Meyrick, 1914)
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Ypsolopha elongata''
(Braun, 1925)
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Ypsolopha ephedrella''
(Christoph, 1873)
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Ypsolopha excisella''
(Lederer, 1855)
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Ypsolopha exsularis''
(Meyrick, 1937)
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Ypsolopha falcella''
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Ypsolopha falciferella''
(Walsingham, 1881)
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Ypsolopha flavistrigella''
(Busck, 1906)
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Ypsolopha flava''
(Issiki, 1930)
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Ypsolopha fractella''
(Chrétien, 1915)
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Ypsolopha frustella''
(Walsingham, 1881)
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Ypsolopha fujimotoi''
Moriuti, 1964
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Ypsolopha gerdanella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha helva''
J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, in Sohn et al., 2010
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Ypsolopha heteraula''
(Meyrick, 1927)
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Ypsolopha horridella''
(Tritschke, 1835)
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Ypsolopha indecorella''
(Rebel, 1903)
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Ypsolopha instabilella''
(Mann, 1866)
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Ypsolopha japonica''
Moriuti, 1964
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Ypsolopha kristalleniae''
Rebel, 1916
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Ypsolopha leptaula''
(Meyrick, 1927)
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Ypsolopha leuconotella
''Ypsolopha'' is a genus of moths of the family Ypsolophidae. It is the type genus of the family and comprises over 120 described species (about 95% of the family's known world diversity).
Distribution
Most ''Ypsolopha'' species have been recor ...
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(Snellen, 1884)
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Ypsolopha lonicerella''
Stökl, 1922
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Ypsolopha longa''
Moriuti, 1964
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Ypsolopha lucella''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Ypsolopha lutisplendida''
Sohn & Wu, 2011
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Ypsolopha lyonothamnae''
(Powell, 1967)
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Ypsolopha maculatella''
(Busck, 1906)
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Ypsolopha manella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha manniella''
(Staudinger, 1880)
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Ypsolopha melanocnista''
(Meyrick, 1938)
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Ypsolopha melanofuscella''
Ponomarenko & Zinchenko, 2013
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Ypsolopha mienshani''
(Caradja, 1939)
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Ypsolopha minotaurella''
(Rebel, 1916)
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Ypsolopha mucronella''
(Scopoli, 1763)
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Ypsolopha nebulella''
(Staudinger, 1871)
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Ypsolopha nella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha nemorella''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Ypsolopha nigrimaculata''
Byun et Park, 2001
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Ypsolopha nigrofasciata''
Yang, 1977
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Ypsolopha oliviella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha parallela''
(Caradja, 1939)
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Ypsolopha parenthesella''
(Linnaeus, 1761)
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Ypsolopha parodaula''
(Meyrick, 1938)
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Ypsolopha persicella''
(Fabricius, 1787)
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Ypsolopha pseudoparallela''
J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, in Sohn et al., 2010
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Ypsolopha querciella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha rubrella''
(Dyar, 1902)
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Ypsolopha rhytidota''
(Meyrick, 1938)
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Ypsolopha saitoi''
Moriuti, 1964
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Ypsolopha sarmaticella''
(Rebel, 1917)
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Ypsolopha sasayamanus''
(Matsumura, 1931)
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Ypsolopha satellitella''
(Staudinger, 1871)
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Ypsolopha scabrella''
(Linnaeus, 1761)
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Ypsolopha schwarziella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha sculpturella''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
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Ypsolopha semitessella''
(Mann, 1861)
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Ypsolopha senex''
(Walsingham, 1889)
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Ypsolopha seniculella''
(Christoph, 1872)
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Ypsolopha sequella''
(Clerck, 1759)
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Ypsolopha sordida''
J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, in Sohn et al., 2010
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Ypsolopha straminella''
Ponomarenko & Zinchenko, 2013
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Ypsolopha striatella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha strigosus''
(Butler, 1879)
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Ypsolopha sublucella''
(Walsingham, 1881)
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Ypsolopha sylvella''
(Linnaeus, 1767)
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Ypsolopha tesselatidorsata''
Ponomarenko & Zinchenko, 2011
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Ypsolopha trichonella''
(Mann, 1861)
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Ypsolopha tsugae''
Moriuti, 1977
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Ypsolopha undulatella''
(Busck, 1906)
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Ypsolopha unicipunctella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha uniformis''
(Filipjev, 1929)
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Ypsolopha ustella''
(Clerck, 1759)
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Ypsolopha vintrella''
(Busck, 1906)
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Ypsolopha vittella
''Ypsolopha vittella'', the elm autumn moth, is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found from Europe through Siberia to Japan, including China, Asia Minor and mideast Asia. The habitat consists of woodlands and copses.
The wingspan is 16â ...
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(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Ypsolopha walsinghamiella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Ypsolopha yangi''
Ponomerenko & Sohn, 2011
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Ypsolopha yasudai''
Moriuti, 1964
Former species
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Ypsolopha scenites''
(Meyrick, 1909)
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3020455
Moth genera
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
Ypsolopha