Ypsolopha oliviella

Ypsolopha oliviella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from the United States, including Arizona.

Ypsolopha oliviella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Ypsolophidae
Genus:
Ypsolopha
Species:
Y. oliviella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha oliviella
(Busck, 1903)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma oliviella Busck, 1903

The wingspan is about 21.5 mm (0.85 in).

The antennae are silvery white with narrow dark brown annulations. The labial palpi are yellowish-brown, mottled on the outside with dark brown scales. The tuft is small and the terminal joint is roughened in front. The head and thorax are light brown. The forewings are olive-brown, closely and uniformly sprinkled with dark purplish-brown or blackish atoms, which give the wings a purplish sheen. The hindwings are light silvery fuscous and the legs are light brown mottled with black.[2]

References
  1. nearctica Archived January 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Notes on the Cerostoma Group of Yponomeutidae, with Descriptions of New North American Species
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