Lichenaula comparella (Walker, 1864) (one synonym is Lichenaula callisema Turner, 1898) XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Warrandyte, Victoria)

The adult moth of this species has off-white forewings, each with a bold curly black or dark brown pattern. The hindwings are off-white. The wingspan of the moths is about 2 cms.

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

The species has been found in

Victoria.

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Further reading :

Ian McMillan,
Lichenaula comparella,
Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Tuesday, July 20, 2010.

Francis Walker,
Tineites,
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum,
Part 29 (1864), pp. 681-682, No. 59.

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(written 7 January 2019, updated 8 January 2023)