Isauria dilucidella
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Isauria dilucidella (Duponchel, 1836)
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Isauria dilucidella is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Duponchel in 1836. It is found in most of Europe (except Portugal, Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Benelux, Poland and the Baltic region),[2] Algeria, the United Arab Emirates,[3] Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Mongolia,[4] as well as Georgia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan.
The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus and Astragalus monspessulanus. They are reddish-brown and yellowish ventrally and with a yellow head. They live in a spun tube.
References
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ New data for Pyraloidea from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) including a species new to Science (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea)
- ^ lepidoptera.pl