Biology:Haplotinea ditella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Haplotinea ditella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| 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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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.
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
Wikidata ☰ Q13483244 entry
