The antennae are white towards the apex with dark brown annulations. The labial palpi, especially the second joint, are unusually short for the genus Ypsolopha. The brush is also very short and the terminal joint is thickened with rough scales. It is white with a few dark scales on the third joint. The head and thorax are white, with a narrow black streak on the shoulders. The forewings are dull chalky white with narrow more or less interrupted purplish-black longitudinal streaks. The hindwings are light ochreous fuscous and whitish towards the edges. The abdomen are white but mottled with dark fuscous above. The legs are whitish, slightly mottled with fuscous.[3]
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ypsolopha, striatella, moth, family, ypsolophidae, known, from, united, states, including, california, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, arthropoda, class, insecta, order, lepidoptera, family, ypsolophidae, genus, ypsolo. Ypsolopha striatella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae It is known from the United States including California Ypsolopha striatella Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Family Ypsolophidae Genus Ypsolopha Species Y striatella Binomial name Ypsolopha striatella Dyar 1903 1 Synonyms Cerostoma striatella Dyar 1903 The wingspan is about 22 mm 2 The antennae are white towards the apex with dark brown annulations The labial palpi especially the second joint are unusually short for the genus Ypsolopha The brush is also very short and the terminal joint is thickened with rough scales It is white with a few dark scales on the third joint The head and thorax are white with a narrow black streak on the shoulders The forewings are dull chalky white with narrow more or less interrupted purplish black longitudinal streaks The hindwings are light ochreous fuscous and whitish towards the edges The abdomen are white but mottled with dark fuscous above The legs are whitish slightly mottled with fuscous 3 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ypsolopha striatella nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Ypsolopha striatella nearctica Archived January 14 2011 at the Wayback Machine mothphotographersgroup Notes on the Cerostoma Group of Yponomeutidae with Descriptions of New North American Species nbsp This article relating to the family Ypsolophidae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ypsolopha striatella amp oldid 1210167668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
