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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
Specimen from Salzburg, Austria
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

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]

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