About Ypsolopha nemorella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ypsolopha nemorella is a species of moth belonging to the family Ypsolophidae. This species is distributed across northern and central Europe, mid-eastern China, and Russia. It is one of the larger species within the genus Ypsolopha. The wingspan of adults ranges from 21 to 24 mm. Adults are active in flight from July to August. It can be identified by a distinct dark spot on its creamy-colored forewing. Meyrick provides the following detailed description: the head and thorax are ochreous whitish, and the patagia are light ochreous. The forewings have a falcate apex; they are whitish-ochreous, more or less tinged brownish between the veins, with scattered black scales. There is a darker brownish streak along the fold, and a black dot below the fold before the middle of the wing. The hindwings are pale grey, and darker towards the terminal end. The larva is rosy-ochreous, with a whitish dorsal line, and has oblique black lateral marks on segments 7 and 9. The larvae feed on plants belonging to Lonicera species.
