Ypsolopha sylvella

Ypsolopha sylvella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ypsolopha
Species:
Y. sylvella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha sylvella
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena sylvella Linnaeus, 1767

Ypsolopha sylvella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in most of Europe.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are on wing from August to September. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus species.

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