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Deltoplastis straminicornis

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Deltoplastis straminicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Deltoplastis
Species:
D. straminicornis
Binomial name
Deltoplastis straminicornis
(Meyrick, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Onebala straminicornis Meyrick, 1910

Deltoplastis straminicornis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are rather dark purple fuscous, in males somewhat mixed with pale ochreous suffusion towards the costal area between one-fourth and three-fourths. There is a triangular blackish-fuscous blotch obscurely edged with pale ochreous, extending on the dorsum from one-fourth to the middle, and reaching three-fourths across the wing. An indistinct small oblique blackish-fuscous mark is found on the middle of the costa and a narrow transverse blackish-fuscous spot on the transverse vein, obscurely pale edged, the upper end enlarged. There is an indistinct slender pale ochreous line from five-sixths of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus, preceded by an undefined fascia of blackish-fuscous suffusion dilated in the disc so as to reach the preceding spot. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Deltoplastis straminicornis (Meyrick, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 453. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.