Lichenaula tholodes

Lichenaula tholodes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Lichenaula
Species:	L. tholodes
Binomial name
	Lichenaula tholodes; Turner, 1900
Synonyms
	Crypsicharis semnospora Meyrick, 1921;

Lichenaula tholodes is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1900. It is found in Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are purplish-fuscous, densely irrorated with whitish, less so along a line from the base to the anal angle. The hindwings are grey.^[2]

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