Haplotinea ditella
Haplotinea ditella is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Pierce & Metcalfe in 1938. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, France, Switzerland, the Iberian Peninsula and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Haplotinea |
| Species: | H. ditella |
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| Haplotinea ditella (Pierce & Metcalfe, 1938) | |
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The wingspan is 11–18 mm.[1] Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.[2]
The larvae feed on stored vegetable products, grain, rice and groundnuts.[3]
References
- "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- Swedish Moths
- Haplotinea at funet
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