Hygroplasta lygaea

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]

Hygroplasta lygaea
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H. lygaea
Binomial name
Hygroplasta lygaea
(Meyrick, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Pachnistis lygaea Meyrick, 1911

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.


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