Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ypsolopha ochrella (Chambers, 1880)
Pluteloptera ochrella Chambers, 1880
Cerostoma rubrella Dyar, 1902
Explanation of Names
Ypsolopha ochrella (Chambers, 1880), formerly treated as a synonym of 2398 Ypsolopha ustella (Clerck, 1759) in the Hodges 1983 Checklist, is raised to full species status and includes as a synonym, 2391 Ypsolopha rubrella (Dyar, 1902) in Sohn (2015), Breviora, 542: 13.
Numbers
Ypsolopha has 36 described species in America north of Mexico.
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Powell & Opler (2009) states there are about 50 described species in North America. (Mexico, etc. included).
(2)Size
Forewing length 7-8 mm.
The coastal California population is smaller with forewing length of 5.5-6.5 mm.
(2)Identification
The descriptions of the larva and adult as Cerostoma rubrella Dyar, is available online in the print references below, but Dyar's description is (as is typical of the era and his work) very brief.
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD).
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BOLD includes at least four BINs identified as ochrella or barcoding within this group:
BOLD:AAF5804 (Pacific Northwest)
BOLD:ACI5432 (Big Sur, CA)
BOLD:ABA1964 (Eastern OR)
Range
California to British Columbia, east to Colorado, Oklahoma and Texas.
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British Columbia records.
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Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Adults are most common from April to August; longer flight period in California and Texas.
(1)Food
Berberis repens (Lindl.) G. Don (barberry) in Colorado.
Berberis nervosa (Pursh) Nutt. (Cascade barberry) in coastal California.
Mahonia trifoliolata in Edwards County, Texas - Ann Hendrickson
See Also
Compare to related species on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Dyar, H.G. 1903. Descriptions of the larvae of some moths from Colorado. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 25:
404.
Sohn, J.C., 2015. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Yponomeutoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Museum of Comparative Zoology with Revised Status of Pluteloptera ochrella. Breviora, 542:
1-19.
Sohn, J.C., 2015. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Yponomeutoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Museum of Comparative Zoology with Revised Status of Pluteloptera ochrella. Breviora, 542:
1-19.
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America, pl. 11.8, p. 107.
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