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]
| Hypatopa binotella | |
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| Specimen from Salzburg, Austria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Hypatopa |
| Species: | H. binotella
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypatopa binotella (Thunberg, 1794)
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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
edit- ^ "Hypatopa binotella (Thunberg, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b "41.006 [B&F: 0875b] Hypatopa binotella (Thunberg, 1794)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
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