Ypsolopha asperella

Ypsolopha asperella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ypsolopha
Species: Y. asperella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha asperella
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) asperella Linnaeus, 1761
  • Ypsolophus clairvillella Fabricius, 1798
  • Phalaena falcatella Donovan, 1802
  • Cerostoma falculella Erschoff, 1877[1][2]
  • Ypsolopha falculellus

Ypsolopha asperella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in Northern and Central Europe, Siberia, Korea, China, Asia Minor and Mideast Asia.

The wingspan is 20–21 mm.

The larvae feed on apple, Crataegus, Cerasus, Pyrus, Armeniaca, Persica and Prunus species (including Prunus sargentii).

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  1. ↑ New taxonomic data on the genus Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera, Ypsolophidae) with descriptions of two new species from the Russian Far East
  2. ↑ Descriptions of three new species of Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera: Ypsolophidae) from East Asia, redescription of Y. contractella (Caradja) and a checklist of East Asian Ypsolopha
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