Delplanqueia dilutella

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.

Delplanqueia dilutella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Delplanqueia
Species:
D. dilutella
Binomial name
Delplanqueia dilutella
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

The wingspan is 18–26 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to June[3] in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Thymus serpyllum, Thymus drucei and Polygala species.[4][5]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  3. UKmoths
  4. "Phycitinae Zeller" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  5. Lot Moths and Butterflies


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