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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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Haplotinea |
Species: | H. ditella
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Binomial name | |
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 edit
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ Haplotinea at funet