Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tineidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Haplotinea | |
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Similar Haplotinea insectella, Nemapogon variatella, Nemaxera, Myrmecozela ochraceella, Triaxomera parasitella | ||
Haplotinea ditella is a moth of the Tineidae family. 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.
The wingspan is 11–18 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on stored vegetable products, grain, rice and groundnuts.
References
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