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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),[2] east to Russia, Turkey, Iran and Mongolia.

Delplanqueia dilutella
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)
Synonyms
Tinea dilutella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 Pempeliella dilutella 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

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]

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