Lichenaula musica Meyrick, 1890
 XYLORYCTIDAE,   GELECHIOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


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

The adult moths of this species have speckled pale grey-brown forewings, each with several vague dark oblique bands forming a big vague letter 'W'. The hindwings are pale grey or brown. The wingspan is about 2 cms.

The species is found in :

  • Victoria,
  • South Australia, and
  • Western Australia.

    Further reading :

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

    Edward Meyrick,
    Descriptions of Australian Lepidoptera. Part I,
    Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia,
    Volume 13 (1890), p. 51, No. 44.

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    (written 16 January 2019, updated 10 September 2020)