Ypsolopha flavistrigella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae first described by August Busck in 1906.[1] It was known only from the southern part of the United States (Texas, California, Utah and Colorado), but has also been recorded from Alberta, Canada.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Ypsolophidae |
| Genus: | Ypsolopha |
| Species: | Y. flavistrigella
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| Ypsolopha flavistrigella (Busck, 1906)
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The wingspan is about 23 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to the beginning of October.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix species.
References
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- ^ "Nomina - Lepidoptera: R-Z". Nearctica. Archived from the original on January 14, 2011.
- ^ "Species Page - Ypsolopha flavistrigella". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012.
- ^ "360054.00 – 2381 – Ypsolopha flavistrigella – (Busck, 1906)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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