Hygroplasta monila

Hygroplasta monila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lecithoceridae
Genus:	Hygroplasta
Species:	H. monila
Binomial name
	Hygroplasta monila; Wu & Park, 1998

Hygroplasta monila is a moth in the Lecithoceridae family. It was described by Wu and Park in 1998. It is found in Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are brown with dark brown medium sized discal spots. The pre-apical line is light ochreous, angled inward at one-third. The hindwings are light brown.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin monile (meaning necklace).^[2]

References

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^ 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].

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[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].

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