Haplotinea insectella

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.

Haplotinea insectella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Haplotinea
Species:
H. insectella
Binomial name
Haplotinea insectella
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea insectella Fabricius, 1794
  • Tinea fuscescentella Morris, 1870
  • Tinea misella Zeller, 1839

The wingspan is 11–20 mm. The forewings are light brown with dark spots and two discal dots. The hindwings are greyish brown with a purplish sheen. Adults are on wing from the end of May to the beginning of August, probably in one generation per year.[4]

The larvae feed on a wide range of animal and plant matter, including dried goods, cereals, grain, rice, nuts, seeds, rotten wood, detritus, animal waste, as well as fungi growing on tree trunks.[5]

References
  1. Robinson, Gaden S. [2010]: Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. "Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. "300036.00 – 0325 – Haplotinea insectella – Fungus Grain Moth – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  4. "Microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
  5. "12.044 [B&F: 0212] Haplotinea insectella (Fabricius, 1794)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 29 May 2022.


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