Delplanqueia dilutella

Delplanqueia dilutella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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.

Fig. 3 larva after final moult

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

  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


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