Hygroplasta canitiana

Hygroplasta canitiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Hygroplasta
Species: H. canitiana
Binomial name
Hygroplasta canitiana
Wu & Park, 1998

Hygroplasta canitiana is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Wu and Park in 1998. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 13-15 mm. The forewings are ochreous grey, with a silky sheen. There are two dark brown discal spots at the middle and the end of the cell. The hindwings are grey.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin canitia (meaning grey).[2]

References

  1. ↑ funet.fi
  2. ↑ Wu, C.-S. & K.-T. Park, 1998: Taxonomic review of the family Lecithoceridae (Lepidoptera) from Sri Lanka II. The subfamily Torodorinae: Genera Deltoplastis Meyrick, Hygroplasta Meyrick, and Antiochtha Walker. Insecta Koreana 15: 1-22. Full article: .


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