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.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Greek lamella (meaning plate) and spina (meaning spine).[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku (April 25, 2016). "Deltoplastis lamellospina Wu & Park, 1998". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ 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.