| (erroneously known as Lichenaula lichenaea) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Donald Hobern, Blackheath, New South Wales)
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| (erroneously known as Lichenaula lichenaea) XYLORYCTIDAE, GELECHIOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Donald Hobern, Blackheath, New South Wales)
This caterpillar feeds on
The caterpillar lives in a tubular shelter made of silk covered in bits of lichen, in a crevice in a rock or tree.
The adult moths have white wings nearly covered with black blotches. The wingspan is about 2 cms.
The species has been found in eastern Australia, including:
Further reading :
Ian F.B. Common,
Moths of Australia,
Melbourne University Press, 1990, fig. 22.18, p. 227.
Ian McMillan,
Lichenaula lichenea, Xyloryctine Moths of Australia,
Blog, Sunday, July 18, 2010.
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(updated 27 May 2011, 24 November 2025)