Ypsolopha trichonella

Ypsolopha trichonella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Spain, Croatia, the northern Aegean Islands and Turkmenistan.

Ypsolopha trichonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Ypsolophidae
Genus:
Ypsolopha
Species:
Y. trichonella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha trichonella
(Mann, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Plutella trichonella Mann, 1861

The larvae feed on Ephedra species.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Host-plants of the larvae of diamond-back moths (Plutellidae) of the Ukrainian fauna


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