Hypatopa binotella

Hypatopa binotella
Scientific classification
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 Blastobasidae family. 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 fallen needles of various Pinus species.

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