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Species Ypsolopha barberella - Hodges#2370

Ypsolopha flavistrigella - Ypsolopha barberella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)

Family Ypsolophidae

Genus Ypsolopha

Species barberella (Ypsolopha barberella - Hodges#2370)

Hodges Number

2370

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ypsolopha barberella (Busck, 1903)

Cerostoma barberella Busck, 1903

Ypsolopha flavistrigella (Busck, 1906), n. syn. (Sohn 2023:52)

Explanation of Names

Named in honor of Herbert Spencer Barber (1882-1950), who collected the first specimens with Eugene Amandus Schwarz (1844-1928).

Size

Wingspan about 19-24 mm. (1), (2)

Forewing length 9-11 mm. (3)

Range

Type locality (barberella): Williams, Az.

Type locality (flavistrigella): Coso Valley, CA.

Food

Larval host (flavistrigella) is willow, Salix L. (Ives & Wong 1988)

Remarks

Specimens identified as this species are in two BINs (BOLD:AAB7248, BOLD:AAB7247) along with specimens identified as schwarziella and flavistrigella.

Print References

Busck, A. 1903. Notes on the Cerostoma group of Yponomeutidae, with descriptions of new North American species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 11(1): 51 (2)

Busck, A., 1906. Description of American Moths of the Genus Cerostoma. Entomological News, 17: 97.

Sohn, J.-C., 2023. The subfamily Ypsolophinae of the world. National Institute of Biological Resources, 288 pages.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) (barberella) (4)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) (flavistrigella) (4)

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

2.	Notes on the Cerostoma group of Yponomeutidae, with descriptions of new North American species August Busck. 1903. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 11: 45-59.

3.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 19 November, 2010 - 3:18pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy, Blocky, Steve Morris
Last updated 24 January, 2025 - 4:23pm

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