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Isauria dilucidella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Isauria

Isauria dilucidella

Isauria dilucidella is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Duponchel in 1836. It is found in most of Europe (except Portugal, Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Benelux, Poland and the Baltic region), Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Mongolia, as well as Georgia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan.

The wingspan is 19–24 mm.

The larvae feed on Lotus corniculatus and Astragalus monspessulanus. They are reddish-brown and yellowish ventrally and with a yellow head. They live in a spun tube.

References

Isauria dilucidella Wikipedia