Lichenaula onychodes
| Lichenaula onychodes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Lichenaula |
| Species: | L. onychodes |
| Binomial name | |
| Lichenaula onychodes Turner, 1898 | |
Lichenaula onychodes is a moth of the Xyloryctidae family. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
The wingspan is 16-18 mm. The forewings are grey with blackish markings and with the extreme base of the costa blackish. There is a black line from the base to the inner-margin at one-fifth. From this, another line proceeds obliquely towards but not reaching the costa and there is an inwardly curved transverse line in the disc before one-third, not quite reaching either margin. An inwardly oblique line is found from the costa at three-fifths towards but not reaching the middle of the inner-margin and there is another inwardly curved line from before the anal angle, not reaching the costa. A faint outwardly curved line is found in the disc beyond this. The hindwings are whitish-grey.
The larvae feed on Eucalyptus pauciflora. They bore in stem of their host plant.[2]