Delplanqueia dilutella explained

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.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]}

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194530/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442373 Fauna Europaea
2. Web site: microlepidoptera.nl . 2012-01-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701152015/http://microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=430310&p=1 . 2014-07-01 . dead .
3. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Keys and description
4. https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Delplanqueia_dilutella lepiforum.de includes images
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 10: 0946589089 ISBN 13: 9780946589081
7. https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1462 UKmoths
8. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/pyralidae/phycitinae/#delplanqueia "Phycitinae Zeller"
9. http://www.lotmoths.com/species/species.php?frmSpeciesID=119 Lot Moths and Butterflies