Ypsolopha tsugae

Ypsolopha tsugae is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Japan and Russia.

Ypsolopha tsugae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Ypsolophidae
Genus:
Ypsolopha
Species:
Y. tsugae
Binomial name
Ypsolopha tsugae
Moriuti, 1977[1]

The wingspan is 10–11 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Tsuga diversifolia and Abies sachalinensis.

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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