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Pyralidae : Phycitinae

Delplanqueia dilutella

DELPLANQUEIA dilutella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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Description
 Vernacular Name: Powdered Knot-horn
Wingspan: 18-23mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - except Norway,Ukraine & some Mediterranean Islands -  to Russia,Turkey,Iran & Mongolia
UK Distribution: Local on coasts of much of Great Britain & inland in southern England. Frequent in West.Scarce in north-west England
UK Conservation Status -
  • Local = 101 - 300  10km squares
European Conservation Status -
  • Least Concern
Original Species Name -
  • Phalaena (Tinea) dilutella ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
Type Species - Delplanqueia
  • Pempelia fraternella Ragonot, 1887 (Pempeliella)
Type Locality -
  • Austria - near Vienna
Flight Period: June - mid September
Habitat: Chalk and limestone grasslands : Quarries : Sand Dunes
Similar Species -
  • Pempeliella ornatella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Larva: Lives in a silken tube among larval food plant
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: This coastal species has yellowish brow forewings mixed with reddish brown and black markings and lighter towards the costa. The antemedian and postmedian cross lines are white  with the latter turning at 45º towards the termen. Other defining marks are the four black spots that appear in the median area close to the costa.
This moth is easily disturbed during the day, as was the moth shown below, from calcareous grass,flies at night and is attracted to light.
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Larval Food Plants Worldwide
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Type Species - DELPLANQUEIA(PEMPELIELLA):

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Type Locality:
Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Pyraloidea
Pyralidae
Phycitinae
Phycitini
DEPLANQUEIA Leraut, 2001
Deplanqueia dilutella ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
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Pempelia fraternella Ragonot, 1887 (Pempeliella)
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PHALAENA (Tinea) dilutella ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
= Pempeliella dilutella (Denis & Schiffermüller]'1775)
= 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
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Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.136 - n.40
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Austria - near Vienna