Ypsolopha flavistrigella explained

Ypsolopha flavistrigella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae first described by August Busck in 1906.^[1] It was known only from the southern part of the United States (Texas, California, Utah and Colorado), but has also been recorded from Alberta, Canada.^[2]

The wingspan is about 23 mm.^[3] Adults are on wing from May to the beginning of October.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix species.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nomina - Lepidoptera: R-Z . Nearctica . https://web.archive.org/web/20110114170817/http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/lepid/lepr-z.htm . January 14, 2011.
2. Web site: Species Page - Ypsolopha flavistrigella . Entomology Collection . University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum . https://web.archive.org/web/20120824001538/http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=6417# . August 24, 2012.
3. Web site: 360054.00 – 2381 – Ypsolopha flavistrigella – (Busck, 1906) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . November 17, 2020.