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Honeysuckle Moth

Ypsolopha dentella

Checklist Number
17.003 [B&F: 0453]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Ypsolophidae
Subfamily:Ypsolophinae
Genus:Ypsolopha
Species:dentella
Authority:(Fabricius, 1775)

Common in woodland, hedgerows and gardens throughout the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight present in small numbers in most ten-kilometre squares. Wingspan 20-22 mm. Unmistakable, with characteristic upturned wingtips. Larva feeds on Honeysuckle, beneath a silken web, over-wintering as an egg.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Adult
Larval

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