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Family: Ypsolophidae   Checklist Number: 17.003

Ypsolopha dentella (Fabricius, 1775)

Honeysuckle Moth

A scarce species in Scotland with various clusters around the coast but missing from the north-west. The current record was light-trapped in Stornoway in July 2025. A single generation flying from June to September. The larvae would seem to feed exclusively on honeysuckle (‎Lonicera periclymenum). Steve acknowledges that it’s a poor image put it’s all we have at present.

References: 
Sterling, P. & Parsons, M. (2023 second edition). Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

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