Lichenaula pelodesma

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Lichenaula pelodesma
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Lichenaula
Species:
L. pelodesma
Binomial name
Lichenaula pelodesma
(Lower, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Caesyra pelodesmaLower, 1899

Lichenaula pelodesma is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1899. It is found in Australia, [1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are pale yellow with the costal edge fuscous at the base and with a nearly straight irregularly edged coppery-fuscous fascia, from five-sixths of the costa to just before the anal angle, narrowest above and slightly constricted beneath the costa. The hindwings are pale ochreous, sometimes slightly infuscated. [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Lichenaula pelodesma (Lower, 1899)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. McMillan, Ian (14 July 2010). "Lichenaula pelodesma (Lower, 1899)". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2020. PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .