Lichenaula tholodes is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1900. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Lichenaula |
| Species: | L. tholodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Lichenaula tholodes Turner, 1900
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The wingspan is 18–21 mm. The forewings are purplish-fuscous, densely irrorated with whitish, less so along a line from the base to the anal angle. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
edit- ^ funet.fi
- ^ Xyloryctine Moths of Australia
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