About Hygraula nitens Butler, 1880
Hygraula nitens, commonly known as the pond moth or Australian water moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae. This species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. Its distribution covers New Zealand and most of Australia, including the island of Tasmania. The wingspan of adult Hygraula nitens measures approximately 25 millimetres. The caterpillar (larval) stage of this species lives underwater. The larvae feed on Potamogeton crispus and plants from the Zostera genus. They also consume other introduced aquatic macrophytes: Hydrilla verticillata, Lagarosiphon major, and Ceratophyllum demersum.
