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),[2] east to Russia, Turkey, Iran and Mongolia.
| Delplanqueia dilutella | |
|---|---|
_Delplanqueia_dilutella_(28182592302).jpg)
| |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | D. dilutella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Delplanqueia dilutella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is 18–26 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to June[4] in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Thymus serpyllum, Thymus drucei and Polygala species.[5] They form a silken gallery sometimes including debris from the nests of the ant Lasius flavus. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil or amongst leaf detritus.[6]
References edit
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "Phycitinae Zeller" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ Lot Moths and Butterflies
 | This Phycitini-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |