Lygropia

Lygropia
Lygropia shevaroyalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Tribe: Agroterini
Genus: Lygropia
Lederer, 1863
Synonyms
  • Hyperthalia Warren, 1896

Lygropia is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It currently comprises 66 species, which are mostly found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia, but not in Australia.

The genus is placed in the tribe Agroterini.