Ypsolopha asperella
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Y. asperella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha asperella
(Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Tinea) asperella Linnaeus, 1761
  • Ypsolophus clairvillella Fabricius, 1798
  • Phalaena falcatella Donovan, 1802
  • Cerostoma falculella Erschoff, 1877[1][2]
  • Ypsolopha falculellus

Ypsolopha asperella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in Northern and Central Europe, Siberia, Korea, China, Asia Minor and Mideast Asia.

The wingspan is 20โ€“21 mm.

The larvae feed on apple, Crataegus, Cerasus, Pyrus, Armeniaca, Persica and Prunus species (including Prunus sargentii).

References

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