Ypsolopha

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Ypsolopha
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Ypsolopha asperella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Subfamily:
Genus: Ypsolopha
Latreille, 1796 [1]
Type species
Phalaena sylvella[2]
Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms
List
    • Ypsolophus Fabricius, 1798 (Unjustified emendation of Ypsolopha)
    • Hypsolophus Illiger, 1801 (Unjustified emendation of Ypsolophus)
    • Cerostoma Latreille, [1802]
    • Ypsilophus Oken, 1815 (Unjustified emendation of Ypsolophus)
    • Hypsolopha Billberg, 1820 (Unjustified emendation of Ypsolopha)
    • Theristis Hübner, [1825]
    • Harpipterix Hübner, [1825]
    • Abebaea Hübner, [1825]
    • Theristes; Hübner, [1826] (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Theristis)
    • Chaetochilus Stephens, 1834
    • Harpipteryx; Stephens, 1834 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Harpipterix)
    • Harpepteryx Sodoffsky, 1837 (Unjustified emendation of Harpipterix)
    • Pteroxia Guenée, 1845
    • Hypolepia Guenée, 1845
    • Harpopteryx; Agassiz, 1847 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Harpipterix)
    • Hypsilophus Agassiz, 1847 (Unjustified emendation of Ypsolophus and junior homonym of Hypsilophus Wagler, 1830)
    • Credemnon Wallengren, 1880
    • Periclymenobius Wallengren, 1880
    • Trachoma Wallengren, 1880
    • Pluteloptera Chambers, 1880
    • Plutelloptera; Chambers, 1880 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Pluteloptera)
    • Mapa Strand, 1911
    • Pycnopogon Chrétien, 1922 (Junior homonym of Pycnopogon Loew, 1847)
    • Credemna; Forbes, 1923 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Credemnon)
    • Melitonympha Meyrick, 1927
    • Chalconympha Meyrick, 1931
    • Credemon; Moriuti, 1977 (Incorrect subsequent spelling of Credemnon)

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 recorded from the Holarctic 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 larvae 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[]

Former species[]

  • Ypsolopha scenites (Meyrick, 1909)

References[]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Nye, I.W.B.; Fletcher, D.S. (1991). Microlepidoptera. The Generic Names of Moths of the World. Vol. 6. London: Natural History Museum Publications. p. 324.
  3. ^ a b c d e 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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