Hygraula nitens

Hygraula nitens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Hygraula
Species:	H. nitens
Binomial name
	Hygraula nitens; (Butler, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
	Paraponyx nitens Butler, 1880;

Hygraula nitens, the pond moth or Australian water moth, is a moth of the Crambidae family. 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 filaments protruding from the body are not hairs but gills for breathing underwater. The larvae feed on Potamogeton crispus and Zostera species.^[3]

References

↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
↑ NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)
↑ Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (February 17, 2008). "Hygraula nitens". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-05.

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

[2] NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)

[3] Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley (February 17, 2008). "Hygraula nitens". uts.edu.au. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-05.