Haplotinea insectella, the drab clothes moth or fungus grain moth, is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in all of Europe, except Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula and the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.[2] It is also found in North America.[3] The species is often found in warehouses, granaries, mills and farm buildings.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Genus: | Haplotinea |
| Species: | H. insectella
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The wingspan is 11–20 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of May to the beginning of August, probably in one generation per year.[4]
References
edit- ^ Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ "Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "300036.00 – 0325 – Haplotinea insectella – Fungus Grain Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
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