Lichenaula lithina

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Lichenaula lithina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Lichenaula
Species:
L. lithina
Binomial name
Lichenaula lithina
Meyrick, 1890

Lichenaula lithina is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are white, thinly and irregularly irrorated (sprinkled) with black and with a pale fuscous suffusion, forming a very indistinct blotch on the anterior half of the inner margin. There is a spot on the inner margin before the anal angle, a spot on the costa beyond the middle and another at four-fifths, all very faint and obscure. The hindwings are whitish, with a bluish tinge, the veins and hind margin obscurely grey. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed. (28 August 2018). "Lichenaula lithina Meyrick, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (18 July 2010). "Lichenaula lithina". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2020.PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .