White-shouldered Smudge

Ypsolopha parenthesella

White-shouldered Smudge (Ypsolopha parenthesella)
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Ypsolopha parenthesella is a moth of the family Ypsolophidae. It is found from Europe to Japan, as well as north-eastern China, Asia Minor and mideast Asia. Source

Where it is now

In the last 8 weeks this insect was recorded 193 times across 8 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
Europe17 August 202624 August 20267 September 20262

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.