Hygraula nitens explained

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[1] 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.[2] They also feed on other alien macrophytes such as Hydrilla verticillata, Lagarosiphon major, and Ceratophyllum demersum.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator) . 2012-12-27 . https://archive.today/20130223063411/http://demo.nzor.org.nz/names/b84732b6-6bb1-461d-9461-031d05970595 . 2013-02-23 . dead .
  2. Web site: Hygraula nitens . Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley . uts.edu.au . February 17, 2008 . 2009-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080801003230/http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/nymh/nitens.html . August 1, 2008 .
  3. Redekop. Petra. Gross. Elisabeth M.. Nuttens. Andréïna. Hofstra. Deborah E.. Clayton. John S.. Hussner. Andreas. 2016-04-18. Hygraula nitens, the only native aquatic caterpillar in New Zealand, prefers feeding on an alien submerged plant. Hydrobiologia. 812. 1. 13–25. 10.1007/s10750-016-2709-7. 0018-8158.

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