Lichenaula fumata
Appearance
Lichenaula fumata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Xyloryctidae |
Genus: | Lichenaula |
Species: | L. fumata
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Binomial name | |
Lichenaula fumata Turner, 1898
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Lichenaula fumata 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 Queensland.
The wingspan is 25–28 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous confusedly irrorated with blackish-fuscous, and sometimes also with white scales. There is a blackish-fuscous crescentic mark in the disc at three-fifths. The hindwings are grey-whitish, fuscous tinged towards the hindmargin.
The larvae possibly feed on Grevillea species.[2]
References
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- ^ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.