Species Details

ABH: 62.0151

Family: Pyralidae

Subfamily: Phycitinae

Taxon: Delplanqueia inscriptella

Authority: (Duponchel, 1836)

Vernacular: Thyme Knot-horn

Account: The species on the British list known as D. dilutella is now known to be two species, with the sister being D. inscriptella, due to differences in the genitalia of both sexes (Leraut (2001)) and the latter species was added to the British list in 2015 (D. Agassiz, Ent. Rec.127)

Old records in our region ascribed to dilutella are assumed to refer to inscriptella, with dilutella sensu stricto only having been confirmed from Cornwall, Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland; the mapped distribution reflects this assumption. Wingspan 18-23 mm.

All records of Deplanqueia dilutella must be confirmed by dissection to be acceptable.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 18 — 23 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 13 Jun (2020) — 30 Jun (2016)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant:

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Local

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 4 — ️‼️Dissection required️‼️
Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/delplanqueia-inscriptella/
Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 3

Individuals: 0

Earliest Year: 2016

Latest Year: 2020

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