Hygroplasta lygaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Hygroplasta |
Species: | H. lygaea |
Binomial name | |
Hygroplasta lygaea (Meyrick, 1911) | |
Synonyms | |
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Hygroplasta lygaea is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Kashmir and Nepal. [1]
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are rather dark purplish bronzy fuscous with the discal stigmata rather small, cloudy and blackish. The hindwings are dark fuscous. [2]
Hygroplasta is a genus of moths in the family Lecithoceridae.
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