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Delplanqueia dilutella

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Species of moth

Delplanqueia dilutella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Delplanqueia
Species: D. dilutella
Binomial name
Delplanqueia dilutella
(Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea dilutella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Pempeliella dilutella
  • Phycis adornatella Treitschke, 1835
  • Pempelia diffusa Staudinger, 1881
  • Phycis diluta Haworth, 1811
  • Phycis dilutalis Hübner, 1825
  • Tinea dilutella Hubner, 1796
  • Pempelia integella Staudinger, 1859
  • Pempelia integrella Wocke, 1871
  • Pempelia serpylletorum Zeller, 1839
  • Phycis subornatella Duponchel, 1837
  • Pempelia dilutella magna Amsel, 1954
  • Pempelia dilutella f. extincta Müller-Rutz, 1920
  • Pempelia dilutella omonlunella Roesler, 1970

Delplanqueia dilutella is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe (except Norway and Ukraine), east to Russia, Turkey, Iran and Mongolia.

Fig. 3 larva after final moult

The wingspan is 18–26 mm. The forewings are ferruginous-ochreous, more or less suffusedly mixed with dull crimson and sometimes in disc with blackish ; costal half and sometimes a subbasal fascia suffusedly mixed with white; lines whitish, first dark-edged posteriorly,second on both sides ; two black transversely placed discal dots ; some indistinct blackish terminal dots. Hindwings fuscous or light fuscous, darker terminally. The larva isgreenish-grey, dorsally yellowish-tinged ; dorsal and subdorsal lines darker; head and plate of 2 black: in silken galleries amongst Thymus

Adults are on wing from May to June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Thymus serpyllum, Thymus drucei and Polygala species.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  4. lepiforum.de includes imagesPublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 9780955108648
  6. Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 9780946589081
  7. UKmoths
  8. "Phycitinae Zeller" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  9. Lot Moths and Butterflies
Taxon identifiers
Delplanqueia dilutella


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