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Ypsolophidae 36a0139 – 2351   Euceratia castella Walsingham, 1881

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Caprifoliaceae.  Host genera: Lonicera[unresolved] Symphoricarpos.  Host extended: tie leaves of Caprifoliaceae (Eiseman 2020); .  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Description/ Field Marks: See Sohn & Powell, 2015: 132; figs. 6-8, 15, 18. Genitalia: See Sohn & Powell, 2015: 132; figs. 6-8, 15, 18. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: castella Walsingham, 1881 (Euceratia) - MONA 1983: 2351; TL: San Francisco and Mount Shasta, CA.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 11.14m; p. 108. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Sohn, J.-C. & J.A. Powell, 2015. Review of Euceratia Walsingham (Lepidoptera, Ypsolophidae) with description of a new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 69(2): 131-139. Sohn, J.-C., 2015. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Yponomeutoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Museum of Comparative Zoology with Revised Status of Pluteloptera ochrella. Breviora, 542: 1-19. Sohn, J.-C., 2023. The subfamily Ypsolophinae of the world. National Institute of Biological Resources, 288 pages. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist Walsingham, T. de G., 1881. On some North American Tineidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1881: 310.

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