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Hygraula nitens
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
Binomial name
Hygraula nitens (Butler, 1880)
Synonyms
Paraponyx nitens Butler, 1880 Nymphula nitens(Butler, 1880)

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 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. They also feed on other alien macrophytes such as Hydrilla verticillata, Lagarosiphon major, and Ceratophyllum demersum.

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
2. "NZOR (Web Service Demonstrator)". Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
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.
4. 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. doi:10.1007/s10750-016-2709-7. ISSN 0018-8158.

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