Hypatopa binotella

Hypatopa binotella
Specimen from Salzburg, Austria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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 fallen needles of various Pinus species.

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