Lichenaula arisema Meyrick, 1890
 (also known as Xylorycta arisema)
XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Lichenaula arisema
(Photo: courtesy of Ian McMillan, Imbil, Queensland)

The adult moths of this species have a white head, a dark brown thorax, and pale yellow wings with three broad dark brown bands. The hindwings are pale grey or brown. The wingspan is about 1.5 cms.

Lichenaula arisema
(Photo: courtesy of CSIRO/BIO Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph)

The species is found in :

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania, and
  • South Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian McMillan,
    Lichenaula arisema, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
    Blog, Wednesday, July 21, 2010.

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    (written 27 October 2014, updated 23 July 2019, 28 November 2020)