Hygroplasta monodryas

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Hygroplasta monodryas
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Hygroplasta
Species:
H. monodryas
Binomial name
Hygroplasta monodryas
(Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Pachnistis monodryasMeyrick, 1914

Hygroplasta monodryas is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in southern India. [1]

The wingspan is 24–27 mm. The forewings are rather glossy ochreous fuscous, with a faint purple tinge. The hindwings are rather light fuscous. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (January 9, 2015). "Hygroplasta monodryas (Meyrick, 1914)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  2. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 22 (4): 773.