Hygroplasta merinxa
| Hygroplasta merinxa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Lecithoceridae | 
| Genus: | Hygroplasta | 
| Species: | H. merinxa | 
| Binomial name | |
| Hygroplasta merinxa Wu & Park, 1998 | |
Hygroplasta merinxa 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 13–15 mm.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Greek merinx (meaning bristle).[2]
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Hygroplasta merinxa 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]