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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Hypatopa |
| Species: | H. inunctella
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| Hypatopa inunctella (Zeller, 1839)
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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 edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2013-06-05.
- ^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
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