Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lecithoceridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Hygroplasta | |
Hygroplasta lygaea is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1911. It is found in Kashmir and Nepal.
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.
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