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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.

Haplotinea ditella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Genus:	Haplotinea
Species:	H. ditella
Binomial name
Haplotinea ditella (Pierce & Metcalfe, 1938)
Synonyms
Tinea ditella Pierce & Metcalfe, 1938

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

• Haplotinea ditella in hantsmoths

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