Hygraula nitens

Hygraula nitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Hygraula
Species:	H. nitens
Binomial name
	Hygraula nitens; (Butler, 1880)
Synonyms
	Paraponyx nitens Butler, 1880;

The pond moth or Australian water moth (Hygraula nitens) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in New Zealand.^[2] It is also found in most of Australia, including Tasmania.

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The caterpillars of this species live underwater. The filaments protruding from the body are not hairs but gills for breathing underwater. The larvae feed on Potamogeton crispus and Zostera species.^[3]

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
^ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (February 17, 2008). "Hygraula nitens". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-10-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)

[3] Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (February 17, 2008). "Hygraula nitens". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-05. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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