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'''''Deltoplastis cognata''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Lecithoceridae]] family. It was described by C.S. Wu and K.T. Park in 1998.<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/deltoplastis/ funet.fi]</ref>
'''''Deltoplastis cognata''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Lecithoceridae]] family. It was described by C.S. Wu and K.T. Park in 1998. It is found in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/lecithoceridae/lecithocerinae/deltoplastis/ funet.fi]</ref>

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).<ref>{{aut|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 Koreana'' '''15''': 1-22. Full article: [http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/IS_mvpopo213L.do?ResultTotalCNT=5&pageNo=1&pageSize=10&method=view&acnCn1=&poid=entomo&kojic=OOGCCY&sVnc=v15&id=0&setId=117987&iTableId=4&iDocId=234286&sFree=%3D&jats=].</ref>


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D. cognata
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Deltoplastis cognata
C.S. Wu & K.T. Park, 1998

Deltoplastis cognata is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by C.S. Wu and K.T. Park in 1998. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

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).[2]

References

  1. ^ funet.fi
  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 Koreana 15: 1-22. Full article: [1].