Deltoplastis commatopa

Deltoplastis commatopa is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It is found in Taiwan[1] and the provinces of Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and Sichuan in China. It is a common species in Taiwan where it has been recorded at elevations of 300–2,260 m (980–7,410 ft) above sea level.[2]

Deltoplastis commatopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lecithoceridae
Genus:
Deltoplastis
Species:
D. commatopa
Binomial name
Deltoplastis commatopa

Description

The wingspan is 16–22 mm. The forewings are light lilac-fuscous with blackish-fuscous markings, edged ochreous-whitish. There is a large subtriangular antemedian blotch from the dorsum nearly reaching the costa, connected with costa by an angulated mark. There is a large triangular postmedian blotch, its base posterior, reaching the costa and the dorsum, its apex cut off by ochreous-whitish to form a tadpole-shaped mark. The terminal area beyond this irrorated (speckled) ochreous-whitish, a blackish marginal line round it. The hindwings are fuscous, darker posteriorly.[3]

References
  1. Shen-Horn Yen (n.d.). K. T. Shao (ed.). "Deltoplastis commatopa Meyrick, 1932". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. Park, Kyu-Tek & Heppner, John B. (2001). "Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) of Taiwan (IV): subfamily Torodorinae: genus Deltoplastis Meyrick" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 40 (1): 44–48.
  3. Meyrick, Meyrick (1932). Exotic Microlepidoptera. Volume 4. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 205.


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