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Hypatopa binotella

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Hypatopa binotella
Specimen from Salzburg, Austria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Hypatopa
Species:
H. binotella
Binomial name
Hypatopa binotella
(Thunberg, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Tinea binotella Thunberg, 1794

Hypatopa binotella, the spotted dowd moth, is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in most of mainland Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.[1] It was first recorded from Great Britain in 2006 where it is probably accidentally imported.[2]

The wingspan is 19–21 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from late May to mid-August in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on the fallen needles of various pines trees (Pinus species).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Hypatopa binotella (Thunberg, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "41.006 [B&F: 0875b] Hypatopa binotella (Thunberg, 1794)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  4. ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium