![]() | (previously known as Polynesa onychotypa) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(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.
The species has been found across Australia in:
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)