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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Delplanqueia |
| Species: | D. dilutella
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| Delplanqueia dilutella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)
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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
edit- ^ 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
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