Ypsolopha alpella (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775)

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 : 56

Ypsolopha alpella (Denis & Schiffermüller 1775) ( Fig. 1a )

Records: Campanella, Sellia, Catanzaro, 506 m, 38.9859°N - 16.6198°E, 1.X.2019 (1 ex.), S. Scalercio leg.; Malagieca, Sellia, Catanzaro, 193 m, 38.9859°N - 16.6198°E, 25.VI.2019 (1 ex.), S. Scalercio leg.

Host plants: Quercus ( Parenti, 2000) .

Distribution: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain Island, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands.

Habitat: It has been found at low and medium altitude in xerothermic woodlands of Quercus suber L. and Q. pubescens Willd.

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.