Hygroplasta lygaea
| Hygroplasta lygaea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Hygroplasta |
| Species: | H. lygaea |
| Binomial name | |
| Hygroplasta lygaea (Meyrick, 1911) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Hygroplasta lygaea is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.