Lichenaula is a genus of Australian moth of the family Xyloryctidae.[1]

Lichenaula
Lichenaula tuberculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Lichenaula
Meyrick, 1890
Species

About 30 species; see text for details.

Synonyms
  • Polynesa Turner, 1898

The genus was first published by amateur entomologist Edward Meyrick in 1890.

Species

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