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Ypsolopha falciferella

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Ypsolopha falciferella
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Y. falciferella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha falciferella
(Walsingham, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma falciferella Walsingham, 1881
  • Ypsolophus ordinalis (Meyrick, 1914)

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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