Ypsolopha ustella (Clerck 1759), 2010

Italy, Southern, Latreille, Ypsolopha & Scalercio, Stefano, 2022, Short Communication Contribution to the knowledge of Ypsolophidae from forested habitats of Southern Italy with an update of the Italian checklist of the genus Ypsolopha Latreille 1796 (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea), Natural History Sciences 9 (2), pp. 55-58 : 58

Ypsolopha ustella (Clerck 1759) ( Fig. 1h )

Records: Vallone Argentino, Montalto Uffugo, Cosenza, 545 m, 39.4096°N - 16.1250°E, 1.VI.2016 (1 ex.), S. Scalercio & M. Infusino leg.; Serra Cannile, Spezzano della Sila , Cosenza, 1433 m, 39.3465°N - 16.4091°E, 7.VI.2018 (1 ex.), 12.VI.2018 (1 ex.), 16.VII.2018 (1 ex.), S. Scalercio leg.; Vallone Tasso, Spezzano della Sila, Cosenza, 1402 m, 39.3328°N - 16.4143°E, 7.VI.2018 (1 ex.), S. Scalercio leg.; Coturelle, Albi, Catanzaro, 1259 m, 39.0735°N - 16.5891°E, 25.IX.2019 (1 ex.), S. Scalercio & C. Di Marco leg.; Vaccaro, Sellia, Catanzaro, 391 m, 38.9664°N - 16.6249°E, 27.I.2020 (1 ex.), S. Scalercio leg.; Campanella, Sellia, Catanzaro, 506 m, 38.9859°N - 16.6198°E, 17.II.2020 (1 ex.), S. Scalercio leg.; Colle Roncino, Taverna, Catanzaro, 1375 m, 39.0853°N - 16.5989°E, 25.IX.2019 (1 ex.), S. Scalercio & C. Di Marco leg.

Host plants: Quercus , Tilia ( Parenti, 2000) .

Distribution: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands.

Habitat: Widespread in several habitat types at very different altitude. Found in chestnut, mixed, pine, cork oak, and other forest types.

Note: It is a very variable species. Several forms of this species were found in Calabria.

Figures

Fig. 1 - Species of the genus Ypsolopha found in Calabria. / Specie del genere Ypsolopha trovate in Calabria. a) Y. alpella, 01.X.2019, Campanella, Sellia, Catanzaro. b) Y. mucronella, 10.V.2016, Il Palmento, Serra San Bruno, Vibo Valentia. c) Y. nemorella, 7.VIII.2013, Fosso Cucolo, Donnici, Cosenza. d) Y.parenthesella, 31.VIII.2016, Piano del minatore, Saracena, Cosenza. e) Y. persicella, 9.XI.2015, Glicarello, Montalto Uffugo, Cosenza. f) Y. scabrella, 17.VIII.2017, Sciortaglie, Alessandria del Carretto, Cosenza. g) Y. sequella, 19.VII.2017, Sciortaglie,Alessandria del Carretto, Cosenza. h) Y. ustella, 25.IX.2019, Coturelle,Albi, Catan- zaro. i) Y. vittella, 5.VIII.2013, Pianette, Dipignano, Cosenza.