Ypsolopha querciella

Ypsolopha querciella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from the United States, including Arizona and Utah.

Ypsolopha querciella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Ypsolophidae
Genus:	Ypsolopha
Species:	Y. querciella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha querciella (Busck, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
Abebaea querciella Busck, 1903

The wingspan is about 17 mm.^[2]

The antennae are white with black annulations. The labial palpi are light brown on the outside and whitish on the inside. The tuft is longer than the terminal joint, which is white. The face and head are canary yellow and the thorax is light reddish brown. The forewings are light golden brown and lightest and more yellowish along the costal edge and with strong silvery and greenish reflections. On the dorsal edge are two faint parallel outwardly oblique darker brown streaks, one at basal third and one at the middle of the wing, reaching beyond the fold and two other subobsolete streaks perpendicular to these, all together forming a faint inverted open W. The hindwings are light ochreous fuscous and the legs and underside of the body are golden white.^[3]

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

References

1. nearctica Archived January 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. mothphotographersgroup
3. Notes on the Cerostoma Group of Yponomeutidae, with Descriptions of New North American Species This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.