Ypsolopha mucronella

Ypsolopha mucronella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Ypsolophidae
Genus:	Ypsolopha
Species:	Y. mucronella
Binomial name
	Ypsolopha mucronella; (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
	Phalaena mucronella Scopoli, 1763; Phalaena caudella Linnaeus, 1767; Tinea acinacidella Hübner, 1796;

Ypsolopha mucronella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found from Europe, through Siberia to Japan and in Asia Minor.

The wingspan is 26–33 mm. Adults are on wing from August to April.

The larvae feed on Euonymus species, including Euonymus europaeus.

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