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Delplanqueia dilutella

Checklist Number
62.015 [B&F: 1462]

Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure

Classification

Family:Pyralidae
Subfamily:Phycitinae
Genus:Delplanqueia
Species:dilutella
Authority:([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

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)

The status of the present species is still being established - 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.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
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Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)

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VC10 Isle of Wight

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Totland (SZ38)2003oneSam Knill-JonesAdult

VC11 South Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Kings Somborne (SU33)14/07/1996oneTim NorrissAdult
Eastleigh (SU41)11/07/2011oneSimon IngramAdult

VC12 North Hampshire

Site Date Quantity Recorder Stage
Micheldever (SU54)20/07/200550Mike WallAdult
Magdalen Hill Down NR (SU52)11/06/2007onePatrick FleetAdult