Delplanqueia dilutella
| Delplanqueia dilutella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Delplanqueia[1] |
| Species: | D. dilutella |
| Binomial name | |
| Delplanqueia dilutella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) | |
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Delplanqueia dilutella is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Denis & Schiffermuller in 1775. It is found in most of Europe (except Norway and Ukraine),[2] east to Russia, Turkey, Iran and Mongolia.
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
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Pempeliella at funet
- ↑ Lot Moths and Butterflies
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