Ypsolopha schwarziella
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Ypsolopha schwarziella is a moth
of the family Ypsolophidae
. It is known from the United States
, including Arizona
, Utah
and California
.
The wingspan
is about 23 mm.
The antennae are dark fuscous. The labial palpi are clothed with blackish-brown
light tipped scales on the outside and with light ochreous scales on the inside. The tuft is short and the terminal joint is thickened with rough scales in front. The head and thorax are light brown, although the shoulders are slightly darker and purplish-brown. The forewings are light brown, sparsely sprinkled with dark fuscous scales. The hindwings are silvery fuscous, but blackish toward the apex. The legs are ochreous, mottled with black and the abdomen is ochreous, sprinkled with black.
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...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
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 23 mm.
The antennae are dark fuscous. The labial palpi are clothed with blackish-brown
light tipped scales on the outside and with light ochreous scales on the inside. The tuft is short and the terminal joint is thickened with rough scales in front. The head and thorax are light brown, although the shoulders are slightly darker and purplish-brown. The forewings are light brown, sparsely sprinkled with dark fuscous scales. The hindwings are silvery fuscous, but blackish toward the apex. The legs are ochreous, mottled with black and the abdomen is ochreous, sprinkled with black.