Ypsolopha dentella, the honeysuckle moth, is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in Europe, Anatolia, north-eastern China, Russia and mideast Asia. It is also present in North America, where it is known from the eastern United States and southern Canada.
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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. dentella
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| Ypsolopha dentella (Fabricius, 1775)
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The wingspan is 18–23 mm. The head and thorax are white, patagia deep brown. Forewings with apex very strongly falcate; deep ochreous-brown, lighter towards costa anteriorly ; a light yellmv dorsal streak from base to tornus, edged above by a fine white line which is posteriorly bent obliquely upwards to disc at 2/3. Hindwings are rather dark grey. The larva is pale yellowish-green ; dorsal stripe broad, brown-reddish.[1]
The moth flies from June to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on honeysuckle, Symphoricarpos albus and Weigela.
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- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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