''Ypsolopha'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s of the family

Ypsolophidae Ypsolophidae is a family of moths with some 160 species. They are included in the Plutellidae by many authors. Systematics This is a list of genera and selected species. Ypsolophinae * '' Phrealcia'' Chrétien, 1900 * '' Ypsolopha'' Latreille, ...

. 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

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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

larva A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle. The ...

e 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

*'' Ypsolopha acerella'' Ponomarenko, Sohn & Zinchenko, 2011 *'' Ypsolopha acuminata'' (Butler, 1878) *'' Ypsolopha albiramella'' (Mann, 1861) *'' Ypsolopha albistriatus'' (Issiki, 1930) *'' Ypsolopha aleutianella'' (Beutenmüller, 1889) *'' Ypsolopha alpella'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Ypsolopha amoenella'' (Christoph, 1882) *'' Ypsolopha angelicella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha arizonella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha asperella'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *'' Ypsolopha atrobrunnella'' Ponomarenko & Sohn, 2011Ponomarenko, 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. *'' Ypsolopha aurata'' Moriuti, 1977 *'' Ypsolopha barberella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha blandella'' (Christoph, 1882) *'' Ypsolopha buscki'' Heppner, 1982 *'' Ypsolopha cajaliella'' Vives, 2003 *'' Ypsolopha canariella'' (Walsingham, 1881) *'' Ypsolopha cervella'' (Walsingham, 1881) *'' Ypsolopha chazariella'' (Mann, 1866) *'' Ypsolopha cockerella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha colleaguella'' Baraniak, 2007 *'' Ypsolopha contractella'' (Caradja, 1920) *'' Ypsolopha coriacella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) *'' Ypsolopha costibasella'' (Caradja, 1939) *'' Ypsolopha cristata'' Moriuti, 1977 *'' Ypsolopha delicatella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha dentella'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Ypsolopha dentiferella'' (Walsingham, 1881) *'' Ypsolopha diana'' (Caradja, 1939) *'' Ypsolopha distinctatus'' Moriuti, 1977 *'' Ypsolopha divisella'' (Chrétien, 1915) *'' Ypsolopha dorsimaculella'' (Kearfott, 1907) *'' Ypsolopha electropa'' (Meyrick, 1914) *'' Ypsolopha elongata'' (Braun, 1925) *'' Ypsolopha ephedrella'' (Christoph, 1873) *'' Ypsolopha excisella'' (Lederer, 1855) *'' Ypsolopha exsularis'' (Meyrick, 1937) *'' Ypsolopha falcella'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) *'' Ypsolopha falciferella'' (Walsingham, 1881) *'' Ypsolopha flavistrigella'' (Busck, 1906) *'' Ypsolopha flava'' (Issiki, 1930) *'' Ypsolopha fractella'' (Chrétien, 1915) *'' Ypsolopha frustella'' (Walsingham, 1881) *'' Ypsolopha fujimotoi'' Moriuti, 1964 *'' Ypsolopha gerdanella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha helva'' J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, in Sohn et al., 2010 *'' Ypsolopha heteraula'' (Meyrick, 1927) *'' Ypsolopha horridella'' (Tritschke, 1835) *'' Ypsolopha indecorella'' (Rebel, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha instabilella'' (Mann, 1866) *'' Ypsolopha japonica'' Moriuti, 1964 *'' Ypsolopha kristalleniae'' Rebel, 1916 *'' Ypsolopha leptaula'' (Meyrick, 1927) *'' Ypsolopha leuconotella'' (Snellen, 1884) *'' Ypsolopha lonicerella'' Stökl, 1922 *'' Ypsolopha longa'' Moriuti, 1964 *'' Ypsolopha lucella'' (Fabricius, 1775) *'' Ypsolopha lutisplendida'' Sohn & Wu, 2011 *'' Ypsolopha lyonothamnae'' (Powell, 1967) *'' Ypsolopha maculatella'' (Busck, 1906) *'' Ypsolopha manella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha manniella'' (Staudinger, 1880) *'' Ypsolopha melanocnista'' (Meyrick, 1938) *'' Ypsolopha melanofuscella'' Ponomarenko & Zinchenko, 2013 *'' Ypsolopha mienshani'' (Caradja, 1939) *'' Ypsolopha minotaurella'' (Rebel, 1916) *''

Ypsolopha mucronella ''Ypsolopha mucronella'' is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found from Europe, through Siberia to Japan and in Asia Minor. The wingspan is 26–33 mm. The forewings are narrow, apex very strongly and acutely produced; light brownis ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) *'' Ypsolopha nebulella'' (Staudinger, 1871) *'' Ypsolopha nella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha nemorella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Ypsolopha nigrimaculata'' Byun et Park, 2001 *'' Ypsolopha nigrofasciata'' Yang, 1977 *'' Ypsolopha oliviella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha parallela'' (Caradja, 1939) *'' Ypsolopha parenthesella'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *'' Ypsolopha parodaula'' (Meyrick, 1938) *'' Ypsolopha persicella'' (Fabricius, 1787) *'' Ypsolopha pseudoparallela'' J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, in Sohn et al., 2010 *'' Ypsolopha querciella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha rubrella'' (Dyar, 1902) *'' Ypsolopha rhytidota'' (Meyrick, 1938) *'' Ypsolopha saitoi'' Moriuti, 1964 *'' Ypsolopha sarmaticella'' (Rebel, 1917) *'' Ypsolopha sasayamanus'' (Matsumura, 1931) *'' Ypsolopha satellitella'' (Staudinger, 1871) *'' Ypsolopha scabrella'' (Linnaeus, 1761) *'' Ypsolopha schwarziella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha sculpturella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) *'' Ypsolopha semitessella'' (Mann, 1861) *'' Ypsolopha senex'' (Walsingham, 1889) *'' Ypsolopha seniculella'' (Christoph, 1872) *'' Ypsolopha sequella'' (Clerck, 1759) *'' Ypsolopha sordida'' J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, in Sohn et al., 2010 *'' Ypsolopha straminella'' Ponomarenko & Zinchenko, 2013 *'' Ypsolopha striatella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha strigosus'' (Butler, 1879) *'' Ypsolopha sublucella'' (Walsingham, 1881) *'' Ypsolopha sylvella'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *'' Ypsolopha tesselatidorsata'' Ponomarenko & Zinchenko, 2011 *'' Ypsolopha trichonella'' (Mann, 1861) *'' Ypsolopha tsugae'' Moriuti, 1977 *'' Ypsolopha undulatella'' (Busck, 1906) *'' Ypsolopha unicipunctella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha uniformis'' (Filipjev, 1929) *'' Ypsolopha ustella'' (Clerck, 1759) *'' Ypsolopha vintrella'' (Busck, 1906) *'' Ypsolopha vittella'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Ypsolopha walsinghamiella'' (Busck, 1903) *'' Ypsolopha yangi'' Ponomerenko & Sohn, 2011 *'' Ypsolopha yasudai'' Moriuti, 1964

Former species

*'' Ypsolopha scenites'' (Meyrick, 1909)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3020455 Ypsolophidae Moth genera Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille