Ypsolopha sylvella (Linnaeus, 1767)
Wood Smudge
17.0090 (B&F: 459)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
»Family: Ypsolophidae
»Subfamily: Ypsolophinae
»Tribe: Phalacropterygini
Local
A resident that occurs singly by day and at mv light in a few deciduous woods in West Sussex. It is presumed extinct in East Sussex. It is single-brooded, flying mainly from early August to early October. The larvae feed on oak. (Pratt, 2011).
