Ypsolopha scabrella

Ypsolopha scabrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Ypsolophidae
Genus: Ypsolopha
Species: Y. scabrella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha scabrella
Linnaeus, 1761

Ypsolopha scabrella, the wainscot hooktip or wainscot smudge, is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in Europe, China, Russia, Asia Minor and mideast Asia.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The moth flies from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on apple, Crataegus and Cotoneaster.


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