''Deltoplastis cognata'' is a
moth in the family
Lecithoceridae
The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalayan realm and the southern part of th ...
. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1998. It is found in
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
The
wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are ochreous yellow with a blackish-brown pattern. There is a roughly rounded, large blotch at the basal one-third closing to the inner margin. The discal spots are rather small and the apex is blackish brown. The hindwings are yellowish brown.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin ''cognatus'' (meaning related).
[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.
References
Moths described in 1998
Deltoplastis
{{Torodorinae-stub