Deltoplastis horistis is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in Assam, India.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Deltoplastis |
| Species: | D. horistis
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| Deltoplastis horistis (Meyrick, 1910)
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The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are blackish fuscous with the costal area above a line running from the base of the dorsum to four-fifths of the costa whitish ochreous, within this, the basal third of the costa is suffused with dark fuscous, the rest of the costal edge ochreous orange. There is a slender whitish-ochreous streak running from this pale costal area in the middle of the wing to the dorsum near the tornus and there is a slightly irregular white line from the costa near the apex to the tornus. Some cloudy white submarginal dots are found around the apex and termen, and there is a black marginal line. The hindwings are fuscous, towards the base paler and yellowish tinged.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (April 25, 2016). "Deltoplastis horistis (Meyrick, 1910)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (2): 452.
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