Lichenaula ignota

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Lichenaula ignota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Lichenaula
Species:
L. ignota
Binomial name
Lichenaula ignota
Turner, 1898

Lichenaula ignota is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey irrorated with black scales and there is a black dot in the disc at two-thirds. There is an obscure, outwardly oblique, short, black marking from the middle of the inner-margin and beyond this is a small whitish-grey patch. A blackish suffusion is found at the anal angle. The hindwings are pale-grey. [2]

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  2. Xyloryctine Moths of Australia PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .