Ypsolopha yangi

Ypsolopha yangi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ypsolopha
Species: Y. yangi
Binomial name
Ypsolopha yangi
Ponomarenko & Sohn, 2011[1]

Ypsolopha yangi is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from the Russian Far East and northern and south-western China.

The length of the forewings is 7–9 mm.

Etymology

The species is named in honor of Dr. Ji-Kun Yang, a Chinese lepidopterist, for his contribution to the knowledge of the Lepidopteran fauna of northeast China.

References

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