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Hygroplasta utricula

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

Hygroplasta utricula is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Chun-Sheng Wu and Kyu-Tek Park in 1998. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous with a blackish-brown pattern. The fold-dot is small and the discal spots are large. The hindwings are ochreous to brown.

Etymology

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The species name is derived from Latin utriculus (meaning small bag).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Hygroplasta utricula Wu & Park, 1998". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  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: [1]