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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ermine Moths and kin (Yponomeutoidea) » Ypsolophidae » Ypsolopha » Ypsolopha undulatella - Hodges#2396 (Ypsolopha undulatella)
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Arizona Moth - Ypsolopha undulatella
Copyright © 2018 Jim Eckert

Arizona Moth - Ypsolopha undulatella
Rustler Park, Chiricahua Mts. , Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 29, 2018
The attention-getting feature of this possible Rhyacionia moth is the flame-tip design to the forewing rear. If this is a consistent feature of this species, whatever it may be, it should probably make for a clear ID. I can't find any specimen online so far with a marking that approaches the distinctness displayed by this moth. Thus submitted for any ideas for further identification. Found on sheet setup with UV black light.
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Contributed by Jim Eckert on 2 December, 2018 - 5:08pm
Last updated 10 February, 2021 - 5:55pm

Tons of pine-feeders have converged on this same color scheme
Why? I have yet to hear a good explanation but I'm curious!
… Kyhl Austin, 2 December, 2018 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

 
convergence jumps
Strange too that there are so few Ypsolopha like this vs the many found for Rhyacionia. Wouldn't surprise me that there may be a lot of Hodges 2396.x's out there waiting to be ID'd. A couple of other bizarre convergence jumps across families I have recently come upon have been Pseudomarimatha Hodges 9297.5 vs Marimatha Hodges 9040's, and even stranger Hydroeciodes Hodges 10635-9 vs Papaipema Hodges 9460's to 9509. I'm happy you were able to dig this one out for me. Would have never suspected it buried back there. You also had dug out the Pseudomarimatha for me some time back.
… Jim Eckert, 2 December, 2018 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Some other examples


*All* are pinefeeders and independently arrived at this color pattern. Fascinating stuff. I'd love to learn more about it.
… Kyhl Austin, 2 December, 2018 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Another one
I'd never suspected it, but this is apparently also a pine feeder:

… Aaron Hunt, 2 March, 2021 - 10:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Fallen pine needles?
I would think that if any of these were hiding in fallen pine needles on the ground, they would be very difficult to see. A walk in an area with pine needle litter might be productive. Probably not a great guess but that's all I got for what's it's worth.
… Steve Nanz, 19 January, 2019 - 4:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 2 December, 2018 - 8:25pm login or register to post comments

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