Ypsolopha asperella ( Linnaeus, 1761 )

Jin, Qing, Wang, Shuxia & Li, Houhun, 2013, Review of the genus Ypsolopha Latreille, 1796 from China (Lepidoptera: Ypsolophidae), Zootaxa 3705 (1), pp. 1-91 : 19

Ypsolopha asperella ( Linnaeus, 1761)

( Figs 11 , 62 , 111 )

Phalaena (Tinea) asperella Linnaeus, 1761: 369 .

Tinea asperella Hübner, 1796 : f. 101.

Ypsolophus clairvillella Fabricus, 1798: 501 .

Harpipteryx asperella (Linnaeus) : Treitschke, 1833: 4; Duponchel, 1838: 292; Wood, 1839: f. 1534.

Theristis asperella (Linnaeus) : Stainton, 1854: 73; Herrich-Schäffer, 1855: 148; Frey, 1856: 75.

Cerostoma asperella (Linnaeus) : Heinemann, 1870: 124; Meyrick, 1895: 699.

Cerostoma falculella Erschoff, 1877: 343 .

Ypsolophus falcatella Donovan, 1801: 81 .

Ypsolophus asperellus (Linnaeus) : Zagulajev, 1989: 487.

Ypsolopha asperella (Linnaeus) : Brown, 1978: 311; Tiedemann, 1983: 278; Agassiz, 1996: 91; Gershenson et al., 2002: 78; Baraniak & Vives, 2005: 324; Sohn et al., 2010: 31 ; Gershenson & Kozhevnikova, 2013: 100.

Type locality: Sweden (Upsala).

Adult ( Fig. 11 ): Wing expanse 20.0 mm. Forewing with R4 and R5 connate ( Fig. 62 ).

Material examined. 1 ♂, Jingyuan County ( 35°29′ N, 106°19′ E), Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, 2400 m, 8.viii.2000, coll. Houhun Li & Shuxia Wang.

Host plants. Rosaceae : Crataegus monogyna Jack. , Malus domestica Borkh. , Prunus divaricate Led. , Persica vulgaris Mill. , Cerasus Mill. , Pyrus communis Linn. , Sorbus aucuparia Linn. ( Zagulajev, 1989; Agassiz, 1996; Kozhevnikova, 2005; Gershenson & Kozhevnikova 2013).

Distribution. China (Beijng, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai), Korea, Mongolia, Russia, Asia Minor, East Mediterranean, Europe.

Diagnosis. This species is characterized by the forewing having a triangular yellowish brown patch between the dorsal 1/4 and 3/4 that extends anteriorly to middle of the cell, and an X-shaped pale brown pattern at end of the cell ( Fig. 11 ). Ypsolopha asperella is similar to Y. flavida sp. nov. in the male genitalia, but can be distinguished by the degenerated uncus and the special cornuti that are composed of two rows of microspines and five large apical thorns ( Fig. 111 ). In Y. flavida sp. nov., the uncus is subulate and the cornuti are composed of two long thorns ( Fig. 110 ).

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 11. Adults of Ypsolopha spp. 4. Y. vittella (Linnaeus), ♂; 5. Y. japonica Moriuti, ♂; 6. Y. amoenella (Christoph), ♂; 7. Y. hebeiensis Yang, ♀; 8. Y. leuconotella (Snellen), ♀; 9. Y. flaviterminata sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 10. Y. flavida sp. nov., holotype, ♂; 11. Y. asperella (Linnaeus), ♂.

FIGURES 61 – 65 a. Wing venation of Ypsolopha spp. 61. Y. flavida sp. nov., paratype, slide no. JQ 08074 ♀ W; 62. Y. asperella (Linnaeus), slide no. JQ 07257 ♂ W; 63. Y. parallela (Caradja), slide no. JQ 07257 ♂ W; 64. Y. sarmaticella (Rebel), JQ 07255 ♂ W; 65. Y. parenthesella (Linnaeus), a. 07242 ♂ W.

FIGURES 111 – 116. Male genitalia of Ypsolopha spp. 111. Y. asperella (Linnaeus), slide no. JQ 07052; 112. Y. parallela (Caradja), slide no. JQ 08230; 113. Y. sarmaticella (Rebel), slide no. JQ 07255; 114. Y. parenthesella (Linnaeus), slide no. JQ 08227; 115. Y. albula sp. nov., holotype, slide no. JQ 07261; 116. Y. longisaccata sp. nov., holotype, slide no. JQ 07056.

FIGURES 105 – 110. Male genitalia of Ypsolopha spp. 105. Y. vittella (Linnaeus), slide no. JQ 09008; 106. Y. japonica Moriuti, slide no. JQ 07066; 107. Y. amoenella (Christoph), slide no. JQ 07155; 108. Y. leuconotella (Snellen), slide no. JQ 07259; 109. Y. flaviterminata sp. nov., paratype, slide no. JQ 07235; 110. Y. flavida sp. nov., paratype, slide no. JQ 07021.