Bug FAQYpsolopha barberella
Ypsolopha barberella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Ypsolophidae
The moth has a wingspan of about 19 to 24 mm. Its forewings are a light steel-gray with heavy black and dark fuscous overlay, while the hindwings are dark fuscous and nearly black at the edges.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Antennae are dark fuscous with scattered white scales toward the tip. Labial palpi are black with light ochreous and white mottling; the second joint brush is well developed but shorter than the roughened terminal joint.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from 19 to 24 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Known from the United States, specifically Arizona, Nevada and Utah.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Ypsolophidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ypsolopha_barberella
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
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