Deltoplastis lamellospina

Deltoplastis lamellospina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Deltoplastis
Species:	D. lamellospina
Binomial name
Deltoplastis lamellospina C. S. Wu & Park, 1998

Deltoplastis lamellospina is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1998. It is found in Sri Lanka. ^[1]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous with a blackish-brown pattern, edged with yellowish white. There is a semi-oval blotch at the basal one-third, not margined at the inner margin. An arched stripe is found from the basal costa to the apical two-thirds of the inner margin. The outer fascia is yellowish white. The area between the outer fascia and the arched stripe is yellowish brown. The termen is blackish brown along the margin. The hindwings are light yellowish brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek lamella (meaning plate) and spina (meaning spine). ^[2]

References

1. Savela, Markku (April 25, 2016). "Deltoplastis lamellospina Wu & Park, 1998". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
2. Wu, C. S. & Park, K. T. (1998). "Taxonomic review of the family Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka II. The subfamily Torodorinae: Genera Deltoplastis Meyrick, Hygroplasta Meyrick, and Antiochtha Walker". Insecta Koreana. 15 : 1-22.^{[ permanent dead link ]}