Hygroplasta utricula
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| Hygroplasta utricula | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Hygroplasta |
| Species: | H. utricula |
| Binomial name | |
| Hygroplasta utricula Wu & Park, 1998 | |
Hygroplasta utricula 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 12–14 mm. The forewings are ochreous with a blackish-brown pattern. The fold-dot is small and the discal spots are large. The hindwings are ochreous to brown.
