Ypsolophidae is a family of moths that belongs within the superfamily Yponomeutoidea.
The family was erected in 1845 by Achille Guenée, a French entomologist and lawyer. They are included within the family Plutellidae by many authors.
Taxonomy The family contains more than 90 genera and around 360 species that are divided into two subfamilies, Ypsolophinae and Ochsenheimeriinae, and various genera that are currently unassigned to a subfamily. A list of genera and their assignment can be found below:
Ypsolophinae Phrealcia Chrétien, 1900 Ypsolopha Latreille, 1796
Ochsenheimeriinae Ochsenheimeria Hübner, 1825
The following genera are not assigned to a subfamily: Alapa Bhadorcosma Bhadorcosma lonicerae Moriuti, 1977 Euceratia Euceratia castella Walsingham, 1881 Euceratia securella Walsingham, 1881 Rhabdocosma Rhabdocosma aglaophanes Meyrick, 1935 Rhabdocosma dolini Gershenson, 2001
References
Ypsolopha at funet. Retrieved on Oct 13 2007. Plutellidae collection of the Siberian Zoological Museum Ypsolophidae at Japanese Moths