Lichenaula phloeochroa
| Lichenaula phloeochroa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Lichenaula |
| Species: | L. phloeochroa |
| Binomial name | |
| Lichenaula phloeochroa Turner, 1898 | |
Lichenaula phloeochroa is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
The wingspan is 19-24 mm. The forewings are whitish with the veins partly outlined by blackish fuscous scales and the basal part of the disc sparsely irrorated with fuscous. There is a pale reddish-brown suffusion over the middle and posterior portions of the disc above the fold and several inconspicuous black dots on the apical one-third of the costa. The hindwings are pale grey.
The larvae feed on Melaleuca leucadendra. They bore in stem of their host plant.[2]
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