Pyralidae : Phycitinae
Delplanqueia dilutella
DELPLANQUEIA dilutella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Delplanqueia dilutella
DELPLANQUEIA dilutella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Life Cycle Guide
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 -
Habitat: Chalk and limestone grasslands : Quarries : Sand Dunes
Similar Species -
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.
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
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Tinea) dilutella ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775)
- Pempelia fraternella Ragonot, 1887 (Pempeliella)
- Austria - near Vienna
Habitat: Chalk and limestone grasslands : Quarries : Sand Dunes
Similar Species -
- Pempeliella ornatella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
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.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website
where further information like photos,physical
characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal
uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
- Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Lamiaceae - Labiatae - The Mint Family
- Thymus praecox ssp articus - Mother of Thyme,Wild Thyme
- Thymus serpyllum - Brekland Thyme
- Thymus polytrichus ssp britanicus - Wild Thyme
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Subkingdom: Phylum: Subphylum: Class: Order: Superfamily: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Genus: Accepted Species Name: Type Species - DELPLANQUEIA(PEMPELIELLA): Original Species Name: Species Names: Literary Ref: Type Locality: |
Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pyraloidea Pyralidae Phycitinae Phycitini DEPLANQUEIA Leraut, 2001 Deplanqueia dilutella ([Denis & Schiffermüller],1775) - Pempelia fraternella Ragonot, 1887 (Pempeliella) - 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 - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.136 - n.40 - Austria - near Vienna |