Haplochrois theae is a species of moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found from western Transcaucasia and Anatolia to China. It probably originated from Southeast Asia. During the 20th century, this species was a serious pest on tea plantations in Georgia and to a lesser degree, in the Krasnodar Territory of Russia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Haplochrois |
| Species: | H. theae
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplochrois theae (Kusnezov, 1916)
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The wingspan is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Camellia, on which the species is considered a pest.[1][2] They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
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- ^ Koster, Sjaak (J.C.); Özbek, Hikmet; Aslan, Irfan; Rutten, Twan (A.L.M.) (2004). "Blastodacna libanotica Diakonoff, 1939 – a pest on pear in Turkey (Agonoxenidae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 27 (1): 33–40.
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