Ypsolopha falciferella
Ypsolopha falciferella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Ypsolophidae |
Genus: | Ypsolopha |
Species: | Y. falciferella |
Binomial name | |
Ypsolopha falciferella (Walsingham, 1881)[1] | |
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Ypsolopha falciferella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found throughout much of North America, including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Michigan and Maryland. It is known from a wide variety of habitats, including mixed wood forests, riparian habitats and semi-arid scrubland.[2]
The wingspan is about 21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to beginning of October.[3]
The larvae feed on Prunus virginiana. Pupation takes place in an elongated silken cocoon.
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