Ypsolopha nemorella
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Ypsolopha nemorella is a moth
of the family Ypsolophidae
. It is found in northern and central Europe
, mid-eastern China
and Russia
.
The wingspan
is 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. It is one of the larger species in the Ypsolopha
genus. It has a distinct dark spot on the creamy forewing.
The larvae feed on Lonicera species.
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 found in northern and central Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, mid-eastern China
China
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and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
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 21–24 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August. It is one of the larger species in the Ypsolopha
Ypsolopha
Ypsolopha is a genus of moth of the Ypsolophidae family. It is the type genus of the Ypsolophidae family and comprises over 120 described species .-Distribution:...
genus. It has a distinct dark spot on the creamy forewing.
The larvae feed on Lonicera species.