Hygraula nitens | |
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Hygraula nitens photographed in Aranda, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Hygraula |
Species: | H. nitens
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Binomial name | |
Hygraula nitens | |
Synonyms | |
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Hygraula nitens, the pond moth or Australian water moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. It is found in New Zealand [2] and most of Australia, including Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The caterpillars of this species live underwater. The larvae feed on Potamogeton crispus and Zostera species. [3] They also feed on other alien macrophytes such as Hydrilla verticillata, Lagarosiphon major, and Ceratophyllum demersum. [4]
Hygraula nitens | |
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Hygraula nitens photographed in Aranda, Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Hygraula |
Species: | H. nitens
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Binomial name | |
Hygraula nitens | |
Synonyms | |
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Hygraula nitens, the pond moth or Australian water moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. It is found in New Zealand [2] and most of Australia, including Tasmania.
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The caterpillars of this species live underwater. The larvae feed on Potamogeton crispus and Zostera species. [3] They also feed on other alien macrophytes such as Hydrilla verticillata, Lagarosiphon major, and Ceratophyllum demersum. [4]