Hygroplasta lygaea

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

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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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