Ypsolopha
# Ypsolopha

Ypsolopha is a genus of moths of the family Ypsolophidae. It is the type genus of the family and comprises over 120 described species (about 95% of the family's known world diversity).

## Distribution

Most Ypsolopha species have been recorded from the Holarctic temperate region.

## Description

Ypsolopha species are variable in shape and color and no exclusive superficial features have been established for the group. In contrast, the genitalia of both sexes are remarkably homogeneous.

## Biology

Adults are nocturnal or rarely diurnal. Their resting postures are various, but they often have the head down and the lower body up. Ypsolopha acuminata mimics a small broken branch at rest. The larvae usually live in open webs on the leaves of various, primarily woody, plants and mostly feed on a limited range of host plants. They are active primarily at night and have two defensive behaviors that involve wiggling and jumping.

## Selected species

* Ypsolopha acerella Ponomarenko, Sohn & Zinchenko, 2011
* Ypsolopha acuminata (Butler, 1878)
* Ypsolopha albiramella (Mann, 1861)
* Ypsolopha albistriatus (Issiki, 1930)
* Ypsolopha aleutianella (Beutenmüller, 1889)
* Ypsolopha alpella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
* Ypsolopha amoenella (Christoph, 1882)
* Ypsolopha angelicella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha arizonella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha asperella (Linnaeus, 1761)
* Ypsolopha atrobrunnella Ponomarenko & Sohn, 2011
* Ypsolopha aurata Moriuti, 1977
* Ypsolopha barberella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha blandella (Christoph, 1882)
* Ypsolopha buscki Heppner, 1982
* Ypsolopha cajaliella Vives, 2003
* Ypsolopha canariella (Walsingham, 1881)
* Ypsolopha cervella (Walsingham, 1881)
* Ypsolopha chazariella (Mann, 1866)
* Ypsolopha cockerella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha colleaguella Baraniak, 2007
* Ypsolopha contractella (Caradja, 1920)
* Ypsolopha coriacella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
* Ypsolopha costibasella (Caradja, 1939)
* Ypsolopha cristata Moriuti, 1977
* Ypsolopha delicatella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha dentella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Ypsolopha dentiferella (Walsingham, 1881)
* Ypsolopha diana (Caradja, 1939)
* Ypsolopha distinctatus Moriuti, 1977
* Ypsolopha divisella (Chrétien, 1915)
* Ypsolopha dorsimaculella (Kearfott, 1907)
* Ypsolopha electropa (Meyrick, 1914)
* Ypsolopha elongata (Braun, 1925)
* Ypsolopha ephedrella (Christoph, 1873)
* Ypsolopha excisella (Lederer, 1855)
* Ypsolopha exsularis (Meyrick, 1937)
* Ypsolopha falcella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
* Ypsolopha falciferella (Walsingham, 1881)
* Ypsolopha flavistrigella (Busck, 1906)
* Ypsolopha flava (Issiki, 1930)
* Ypsolopha fractella (Chrétien, 1915)
* Ypsolopha frustella (Walsingham, 1881)
* Ypsolopha fujimotoi Moriuti, 1964
* Ypsolopha gerdanella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha helva J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, in Sohn et al., 2010
* Ypsolopha heteraula (Meyrick, 1927)
* Ypsolopha horridella (Tritschke, 1835)
* Ypsolopha indecorella (Rebel, 1903)
* Ypsolopha instabilella (Mann, 1866)
* Ypsolopha japonica Moriuti, 1964
* Ypsolopha kristalleniae Rebel, 1916
* Ypsolopha leptaula (Meyrick, 1927)
* Ypsolopha leuconotella (Snellen, 1884)
* Ypsolopha lonicerella Stökl, 1922
* Ypsolopha longa Moriuti, 1964
* Ypsolopha lucella (Fabricius, 1775)
* Ypsolopha lutisplendida Sohn & Wu, 2011
* Ypsolopha lyonothamnae (Powell, 1967)
* Ypsolopha maculatella (Busck, 1906)
* Ypsolopha manella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha manniella (Staudinger, 1880)
* Ypsolopha melanocnista (Meyrick, 1938)
* Ypsolopha melanofuscella Ponomarenko & Zinchenko, 2013
* Ypsolopha mienshani (Caradja, 1939)
* Ypsolopha minotaurella (Rebel, 1916)
* Ypsolopha mucronella (Scopoli, 1763)
* Ypsolopha nebulella (Staudinger, 1871)
* Ypsolopha nella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha nemorella (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Ypsolopha nigrimaculata Byun et Park, 2001
* Ypsolopha nigrofasciata Yang, 1977
* Ypsolopha oliviella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha parallela (Caradja, 1939)
* Ypsolopha parenthesella (Linnaeus, 1761)
* Ypsolopha parodaula (Meyrick, 1938)
* Ypsolopha persicella (Fabricius, 1787)
* Ypsolopha pseudoparallela J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, in Sohn et al., 2010
* Ypsolopha querciella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha rubrella (Dyar, 1902)
* Ypsolopha rhytidota (Meyrick, 1938)
* Ypsolopha saitoi Moriuti, 1964
* Ypsolopha sarmaticella (Rebel, 1917)
* Ypsolopha sasayamanus (Matsumura, 1931)
* Ypsolopha satellitella (Staudinger, 1871)
* Ypsolopha scabrella (Linnaeus, 1761)
* Ypsolopha schwarziella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha sculpturella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
* Ypsolopha semitessella (Mann, 1861)
* Ypsolopha senex (Walsingham, 1889)
* Ypsolopha seniculella (Christoph, 1872)
* Ypsolopha sequella (Clerck, 1759)
* Ypsolopha sordida J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, in Sohn et al., 2010
* Ypsolopha straminella Ponomarenko & Zinchenko, 2013
* Ypsolopha striatella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha strigosus (Butler, 1879)
* Ypsolopha sublucella (Walsingham, 1881)
* Ypsolopha sylvella (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Ypsolopha tesselatidorsata Ponomarenko & Zinchenko, 2011
* Ypsolopha trichonella (Mann, 1861)
* Ypsolopha tsugae Moriuti, 1977
* Ypsolopha undulatella (Busck, 1906)
* Ypsolopha unicipunctella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha uniformis (Filipjev, 1929)
* Ypsolopha ustella (Clerck, 1759)
* Ypsolopha vintrella (Busck, 1906)
* Ypsolopha vittella (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Ypsolopha walsinghamiella (Busck, 1903)
* Ypsolopha yangi Ponomerenko & Sohn, 2011
* Ypsolopha yasudai Moriuti, 1964

## Former species

* Ypsolopha scenites (Meyrick, 1909)
