Ypsolopha rubrella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found in the United States from California east to Colorado and Oklahoma.[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. rubrella
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| Ypsolopha rubrella | |
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The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Berberis repens in Colorado and Berberis nervosa in coastal California.
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