Ypsolopha buscki
Encyclopedia
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 ochreous on the inside. The tuft on the second joint is small and the terminal joint is thickened with rough scales anteriorly. The face, head and thorax are light ochreous fuscous with blackish scales. The shoulders are darker and purplish. The forewings are whitish fuscous with a violet or silvery sheen and sprinkled with light brown, dark fuscous and black scales. The hindwings are light silvery fuscous and the abdomen is silvery fuscous, sprinkled with
black. The legs are whitish fuscous.
in 1903. This name was already occupied by the species Ypsolopha manella
described a year earlier by Dyar. Heppner published the replacement name Ypsolopha buscki in 1982.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Ypsolophidae
Ypsolophidae
Ypsolophidae is a family of moth. They are included in the Plutellidae by many authors.-Ypsolophinae:* Phrealcia Chrétien, 1900** Phrealcia brevipalpella Chrétien, 1900** Phrealcia eximiella...
. It is known from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, including Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 22 mm.
The antennae are light fuscous. The labial palpi are blackish fuscous on the outside and light ochreous on the inside. The tuft on the second joint is small and the terminal joint is thickened with rough scales anteriorly. The face, head and thorax are light ochreous fuscous with blackish scales. The shoulders are darker and purplish. The forewings are whitish fuscous with a violet or silvery sheen and sprinkled with light brown, dark fuscous and black scales. The hindwings are light silvery fuscous and the abdomen is silvery fuscous, sprinkled with
black. The legs are whitish fuscous.
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Cerostoma manella by BusckAugust Busck
August Busck was a Danish entomologist who became an American citizen. He is best known for his work with microlepidoptera, of which he described over 600 species.-References:...
in 1903. This name was already occupied by the species Ypsolopha manella
Ypsolopha manella
Ypsolopha manella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from the United States, including Utah and California....
described a year earlier by Dyar. Heppner published the replacement name Ypsolopha buscki in 1982.