Ypsolopha contractella

Ypsolopha contractella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Japan (the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu), Korea, north-eastern China and the Russian Far East.

Ypsolopha contractella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Ypsolophidae
Genus:
Ypsolopha
Species:
Y. contractella
Binomial name
Ypsolopha contractella
(Caradja, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cerostoma contractella Caradja, 1920

The length of the forewings is 7.3-11.2 mm.

References
  1. Descriptions of three new species of Ypsolopha Latreille (Lepidoptera: Ypsolophidae) from East Asia, redescription of Y. contractella (Caradja) and a checklist of East Asian Ypsolopha
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