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Ypsolopha scabrella

Checklist Number
17.005 [B&F: 0455]

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

Classification

Family:Ypsolophidae
Subfamily:Ypsolophinae
Genus:Ypsolopha
Species:scabrella
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1761)

Common in gardens and open woodland throughout England and Wales, but less numerous in the northern uplands. Fairly well distributed, with a southerly bias, in Hampshire, but recorded very infrequently on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 15-21 mm. Distinguished from all other Ypsolophinae by the three sets of raised scale tufts on the dorsal part of the forewing, but even when these have worn away, is still fairly unmistakable. Larva feeds on Hawthorn, Apple and Cotoneaster, 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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Larval

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