Ypsolopha pseudoparallela
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Ypsolopha pseudoparallela is a moth
of the family Ypsolophidae
. It is known from Honshu
in Japan
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The length of the forewings is 8.8-10.1 mm.
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Ypsolophidae
Ypsolophidae
Ypsolophidae is a family of moth. They are included in the Plutellidae by many authors.-Ypsolophinae:* Phrealcia Chrétien, 1900** Phrealcia brevipalpella Chrétien, 1900** Phrealcia eximiella...
. It is known from Honshu
Honshu
is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait...
in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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The length of the forewings is 8.8-10.1 mm.
Etymology
The specific name is a combination of the Greek pseudes (meaning false) and the specific name of the superficially similar species Ypsolopha parallelaYpsolopha parallela
Ypsolopha parallela is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is known from Japan, Korea, China and Russia.The wingspan is 20-24 mm.The larvae feed on Quercus serrata....
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