62.015 Delplanqueia dilutella 1462
ws: 18-23mm; Jul-Aug; wild thyme (Thymus polytrichus) and associated with yellow ants (Lasius flavus); local on limestone cliffs and grassy slopes on coasts throughout GB.
Delplanqueia dilutella §1 male
ID: Goater suggests this species is easy to identify "on account of the narrow reddish forewing with conspicuous pale second line". P.ornatella can be similar, but is larger (ws 23-27mm), less red, has an ochreous streak towards the dorsum and a straighter more oblique second line.
§1 Mull; 30/06/2011; male; fw 9.9mm
§2 Portland, Dorset; 20/06/2015; male; fw 9.6mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
§2 Portland, Dorset; 20/06/2015; male; fw 9.6mm; netted by day
All images © Chris Lewis
Page published 23/03/2012 (§1) | Genus changed from Pempeliella 14/03/2014 | §2 added 02/03/2016
