Lichenaula appropinquans
| Lichenaula appropinquans | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Lichenaula |
| Species: | L. appropinquans |
| Binomial name | |
| Lichenaula appropinquans T.P. Lucas, 1901 | |
Lichenaula appropinquans is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by T.P. Lucas in 1901. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is 17-23 mm. The forewings are white suffused with grey, and densely irrorated with blackish fuscous scales, with blackish fuscous markings. The costa is narrowly edged with white and a circular dentate black band crosses the wing close to the base, diffused into a broader band along the inner margin, ending in a prominent circular spot at one-fourth of the inner margin. There is a broken band of four diffused spots from halfway the costa to halfway the inner margin, as well as a spot on the costa which is most prominent. A diffused spot is found between the inner marginal spot at one-fourth and the costa and there is also a spot at half. Beyond a row of four spots are two different dots, one over the median vein, and the other close to the inner margin at three-fifths. A costal row of diffused spots subtends a suffusion of grey and fuscous over the centre of the wing, extending to a large pronounced blotch which runs toward the inner margin near the anal angle and a submarginal band does not touch margins. There is also a hindmarginal band of minute diffused dots. The hindwings are smokey grey, lighter towards the base.[2]