Ypsolopha angelicella

Ypsolopha angelicella
Ypsolopha angelicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ypsolopha
Species: Y. angelicella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha angelicella
(Busck, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma angelicella Busck, 1903

Ypsolopha angelicella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from the United States, including California.

The wingspan is 19-22 mm.

The antennae are white with sharp black annulations. The palpi, head and thorax are white and the shoulders yellowish. The forewings are white with striking fawn-brown ornamentation. The hindwings are shining ochreous white and the legs and underside of the body are white.[2]

References

  1. ^ nearctica
  2. ^ Notes on the Cerostoma Group of Yponomeutidae, with Descriptions of New North American Species
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