Ypsolopha flavistrigella

Ypsolopha flavistrigella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae first described by August Busck in 1906.^[1] It was known only from the southern part of the United States (Texas, California, Utah and Colorado), but has also been recorded from Alberta, Canada.^[2]

Ypsolopha flavistrigella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Ypsolophidae
Genus:	Ypsolopha
Species:	Y. flavistrigella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha flavistrigella (Busck, 1906)
Synonyms
Cerostoma flavistrigella Busck, 1906

The wingspan is about 23 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from May to the beginning of October.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix species.

References

1. "Nomina - Lepidoptera: R-Z". Nearctica. Archived from the original on January 14, 2011.
2. "Species Page - Ypsolopha flavistrigella". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012.
3. "360054.00 – 2381 – Ypsolopha flavistrigella – (Busck, 1906)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 17, 2020.