Hypatopa inunctella

Hypatopa inunctella
Scientific classification
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

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

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.

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