Hygraula nitens

Hygraula nitens, the pond moth or Australian water moth, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. It is found in New Zealand^[2] and most of Australia, including Tasmania.

Hygraula nitens
Hygraula nitens photographed in Aranda, Australia
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 Nymphula nitens(Butler, 1880)

The wingspan is about 25 mm.

The caterpillars of this species live underwater. The larvae feed on Potamogeton crispus and Zostera species.^[3] They also feed on other alien macrophytes such as Hydrilla verticillata, Lagarosiphon major, and Ceratophyllum demersum.^[4]