''Ypsolopha fractella'' is a

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 ...

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 known from

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and

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. The

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is 14.5–17 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Ephedra altissima ''Ephedra altissima'' is a species of ''Ephedra'' that is native to the western Sahara (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Mauritania), and also to the Canary Islands.Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d' ...

''.

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Ypsolopha Moths of Europe Moths of Africa Moths described in 1915 {{Ypsolophidae-stub