Hygroplasta onyxijuxta
Hygroplasta onyxijuxta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lecithoceridae |
Genus: | Hygroplasta |
Species: | H. onyxijuxta |
Binomial name | |
Hygroplasta onyxijuxta Wu & Park, 1998 |
Hygroplasta onyxijuxta 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 about 10 mm.
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from Greek onyx (meaning claw) and juxta.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hygroplasta onyxijuxta Wu & Park, 1998". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ 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]