Ypsolopha scabrella
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Ypsolopha scabrella Linnaeus, 1761
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Ypsolopha scabrella, the wainscot hooktip or wainscot smudge, is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found in Europe, China, Russia, Asia Minor and mideast Asia.
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The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The head and thorax are whitish, streaked with dark fuscous. Forewings with apex acutely produced ; whitish, more or less sprinkled with light purplish fuscous and black, veins ferruginous-brown ; dorsal half more or less wholly suffused with dark purplish-fuscous, with one or two black streaks, a dorsal streak darker ; three blackish scale tufts below fold and one above tornus. Hindwings are light grey,darker posteriorly.The larva is green : dorsal line broad, white; dots black.[1]
The moth flies from July to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on apple, Crataegus and Cotoneaster.
References[]
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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External links[]
Media related to Ypsolopha scabrella at Wikimedia Commons
- Waarneming.nl (in Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Kimber, Ian. "17.005 BF455 Ypsolopha scabrella (Linnaeus, 1761)". UKMoths. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- Moths described in 1761
- Moths of Asia
- Moths of Europe
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Ypsolophidae stubs