Hygroplasta lygaea

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Hygroplasta lygaea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Hygroplasta
Species:
H. lygaea
Binomial name
Hygroplasta lygaea
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Pachnistis lygaeaMeyrick, 1911

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]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (January 9, 2015). "Hygroplasta lygaea (Meyrick, 1911)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 20 (3): 707. PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .