Delplanqueia dilutella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Delplanqueia |
| Species: | D. dilutella
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| Delplanqueia dilutella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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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),[1] east to Russia, Turkey, Iran and Mongolia.
The wingspan is 18–26 mm.[2] 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 [3][4][5][6]
Adults are on wing from May to June[7] in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Thymus serpyllum, Thymus drucei and Polygala species.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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- ^ lepiforum.de includes images This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Parsons, M. Clancey, C. 2023 A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland Atropos Publishing ISBN 9780955108648
- ^ Goater, B., Dyke . G. and Tweedie, R. 1986 British Pyralid Moths: A Guide to Their Identification ISBN 9780946589081
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "Phycitinae Zeller" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ Lot Moths and Butterflies
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