Deltoplastis amicella

Deltoplastis amicella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Deltoplastis
Species:	D. amicella
Binomial name
	Deltoplastis amicella; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Gelechia amicellaWalker, 1864; Gelechia obligatellaWalker, 1864;

Last updated February 22, 2022

Deltoplastis amicella is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in India (Assam), Myanmar and Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm.^[2] Adults are a cinereous (ash-grey) fawn colour, with narrow wings. The forewings are acute, with a large black cinereous-bordered spot on the interior border before the middle, and a short transverse streak of the same hue in the disc at two-thirds of the length. There is a blackish exterior band, which extends diffusely to the streak on the inner side, and is bordered by a slightly undulating cinereous line on the outer side. The exterior border is very oblique.^[3]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku. "Deltoplastis amicella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
↑ Wu, C.-S. & K.-T. Park, 1998: Taxonomic review of the family Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka II. The subfamily Torodorinae: Genera Deltoplastis Meyrick, Hygroplasta Meyrick, and Antiochtha Walker. Insecta Koreana15: 1-22. Full article:
↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 634 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Deltoplastis amicella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2018.

[2] Wu, C.-S. & K.-T. Park, 1998: Taxonomic review of the family Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka II. The subfamily Torodorinae: Genera Deltoplastis Meyrick, Hygroplasta Meyrick, and Antiochtha Walker. Insecta Koreana15: 1-22. Full article:

[3] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 634 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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