17.010 Ypsolopha parenthesella Copyright Martin Evans
 17.010 Ypsolopha parenthesella Copyright Martin Evans
 17.010 Ypsolopha parenthesella Copyright Martin Evans
 17.010 Ypsolopha parenthesella Copyright Martin Evans
 17.010 Ypsolopha parenthesella Copyright Martin Evans
 Distribution map Copyright Martin Evans
 Life stages table Copyright Martin Evans  17.010 Ypsolopha parenthesella Copyright Martin Evans

Ypsolophidae

17.010 White-shouldered Ochre Ypsolopha parenthesella (Linnaeus, 1761)

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 7 to 9mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva feeds on the leaves of oaks, Hornbeam, birches, Hazel, Bog Myrtle or Alder from within a slight web. It pupates in a boat shaped cocoon spun in the leaf litter, under loose bark or on a leaf.