Lichenaula onychotypa Turner, 1939
 (previously known as Polynesa onychotypa)
XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Lichenaula onychotypa
(Photo: courtesy of Ken Harris, Victoria)

The adult moths of this species have grey forewings, with indistinct black spots and speckled curved bands. The hindwings are grey with dark wingtips. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found across Australia in:

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Victoria,
  • Tasmania, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

    Ian McMillan,
    Lichenaula onychotypa Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
    Blog, Wednesday, July 14, 2010.

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    (written 24 January 2017, updated 12 July 2019, 10 September 2020)