Isauria dilucidella

Isauria dilucidella is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1836. It is found in most of Europe (except Portugal, Ireland, Great Britain, Fennoscandia, the Benelux, Poland and the Baltic region),[2] Algeria, the United Arab Emirates,[3] Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Mongolia,[4] as well as Georgia, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan.

Isauria dilucidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Isauria[1]
Species:	I. dilucidella
Binomial name
Isauria dilucidella (Duponchel, 1836)
Synonyms
Phycis dilucidella Duponchel, 1836 Adelosemia odontella Ragonot, 1893 Adelosemia satanella Ragonot, 1887 Adelosemia subsoritella Ragonot, 1887 Divona (Megasis) parvella Amsel, 1951 Divona shahidanella Amsel, 1970 Eucarphia incredibilis Staudinger, 1879 Pseudomegasis gabalitella Chrétien, 1931 Isauria ledereri (Ragonot, 1893) Megasis cuencella Caradja, 1916 Myelois crepusculella Lederer, 1870 Myelois ilignella Zeller, 1839 Megasis ilignella grisescens D. Lucas, 1950 Phycis laternella Eversmann, 1844

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

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. Fauna Europaea
3. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Isauria dilucidella (Duponchel, 1836)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
4. New data for Pyraloidea from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) including a species new to Science (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) Archived 2012-09-25 at the Wayback Machine