YPSOLOPHIDAE | Ypsolophinae

17.006 Ypsolopha horridella (Dark Tufted Scallop)

​ws: 16-21mm (MBGBI3), fw 7-10mm (Sterling & Parsons); Jul-Aug; apple (Malus spp), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa); local in gardens and open woodland in S.England & N.Wales
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Ypsolopha horridella §1 female
ID: Brownish fuscous; 3 dorsal blackish scale tufts; apex produced, termen concave.
  • Variation
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  • Male genitalia
  • Female genitalia
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§1 Pound Wood, Essex; 13/08/2020; female; fw 9.3mm
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 17/08/2020 (§1) | Dissection images added 07/02/2021