Ypsolopha parallela

Ypsolopha parallela is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Japan, Korea, China and Russia.

Ypsolopha parallela
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Ypsolophidae
Genus:
Ypsolopha
Species:
Y. parallela
Binomial name
Ypsolopha parallela
(Caradja, 1939)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma lucella var. parallela Caradja, 1939
  • Ypsolopha parallelus

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus serrata.

References
  1. Descriptions of three new species of Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera: Ypsolophidae) from East Asia, redescription of Y. contractella (Caradja) and a checklist of East Asian Ypsolopha
  2. Japanese Moths


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