Hypatopa inunctella

Hypatopa inunctella is a moth in the family Blastobasidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Portugal and most of the Balkan Peninsula).[1]

Hypatopa inunctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Hypatopa
Species:
H. inunctella
Binomial name
Hypatopa inunctella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Oecophora inunctella Zeller, 1839
  • Hypatima fuscella Klemensiewicz, 1898
  • Hypatima haliciella Klemensiewicz, 1898

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation per year.[3]

The larvae feed on plant material.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
  3. Lepidoptera of Belgium
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