Ypsolopha nemorella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pale Honeysuckle Moth
(Hooked Smudge)
17.0020 (B&F: 452)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
»Family: Ypsolophidae
»Subfamily: Ypsolophinae
»Tribe: Phalacropterygini
A resident that occurs singly at mv light in a very few wild places in both vice-counties. It is single-brooded, flying mainly from early June to early September. The larvae feed on honeysuckle, although this is still to be confirmed in Sussex. (Pratt, 2011).