Ypsolophidae : Ypsoliphinae
Ypsolopha sequella
YPSOLOPHA sequella (Clerck, 1759)
Ypsolopha sequella
YPSOLOPHA sequella (Clerck, 1759)
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Life Cycle Guide - Adult Only
Description
Vernacular Name: Pied Smudge
Wingspan: 17 - 20mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less ( Channel Isles,Croatia,Greece,Ireland,Portugal,Slovenia,Ukraine & all Mediterranean Islands ) to Asia Minor
UK Distribution: Locally widespread throughout England and Wales,less so in south west and southern Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Woodland : Scrub
Similar Species -
Observations: The forewing is white with black patches along the dorsum and another set along the costa which when viewed from above with wings closed is like the "Easter Bunny".
The moth is common throughout England and Wales,excluding the south west and is also in southern mainland Scotland where it is spreading its range purely dependent on the the host plant Field Maple being present.
The moth is attracted to light.
Wingspan: 17 - 20mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - less ( Channel Isles,Croatia,Greece,Ireland,Portugal,Slovenia,Ukraine & all Mediterranean Islands ) to Asia Minor
UK Distribution: Locally widespread throughout England and Wales,less so in south west and southern Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10km squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena sequella (Clerck, 1759)
- Phalaena sylvella (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Sweden
Habitat: Woodland : Scrub
Similar Species -
- None
Observations: The forewing is white with black patches along the dorsum and another set along the costa which when viewed from above with wings closed is like the "Easter Bunny".
The moth is common throughout England and Wales,excluding the south west and is also in southern mainland Scotland where it is spreading its range purely dependent on the the host plant Field Maple being present.
The moth is attracted to light.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Aceraceae - Maple Family
- Acer campestre - Field Maple
- Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species YPSOLOPHA: Original Species Name: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Yponomeutoidea Ypsolophidae Ypsolphinae YPSOLOPHA Latreille 1796 Ypsolopha sequella (Clerck, 1759) - Phalaena sylvella (Linnaeus, 1767) - PHALAENA sequella (Clerck, 1759) - IIcones insectorum rariorum cum nomibus eorum trivialibus, locique e C. Linnæi. - pp. [1-10], Tab. 1-16. Holmiæ : Title Page : pl.10 - Fig.14 - Sweden |