''Lichenaula'' is a genus of Australian

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a w ...

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/ref> The genus was first published by amateur

entomologist Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ...

in 1890.

Species

*'' Lichenaula afflictella'' (Walker, 1864) *''

Lichenaula appropinquans ''Lichenaula appropinquans'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1901. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or ...

'' T.P. Lucas, 1901 *'' Lichenaula arisema'' Meyrick, 1890 *''

Lichenaula calligrapha ''Lichenaula calligrapha'' is a species of moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is known from rainforests from northern Queensland to Victoria, although it has also been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Tasmania ...

'' Meyrick, 1890 *'' Lichenaula callispora'' Turner, 1904 *''

Lichenaula choriodes ''Lichenaula choriodes'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of ...

'' Meyrick, 1890 *'' Lichenaula circumsignata'' T.P. Lucas, 1900 *'' Lichenaula comparella'' (Walker, 1864) *''

Lichenaula drosias ''Lichenaula drosias'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan T ...

'' Lower, 1899 *'' Lichenaula fumata'' Turner, 1898 *'' Lichenaula goniodes'' Turner, 1898 *'' Lichenaula ignota'' Turner, 1898 *''

Lichenaula laniata ''Lichenaula laniata'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a ...

'' Meyrick, 1890 *''

Lichenaula lichenea ''Lichenaula lichenea'' is a species of moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is known in Australia from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , ...

'' Meyrick, 1890 *'' Lichenaula lithina'' Meyrick, 1890 *''

Lichenaula maculosa ''Lichenaula maculosa'' is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are white, wit ...

'' (Turner, 1898) *'' Lichenaula melanoleuca'' Turner, 1898 *''

Lichenaula mochlias ''Lichenaula mochlias'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplan ...

'' Meyrick, 1890 *''

Lichenaula musica ''Lichenaula musica'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. The wingspan The wingspan (o ...

'' Meyrick, 1890 *'' Lichenaula neboissi'' F.G. Neumann, 1970 *'' Lichenaula onychodes'' Turner, 1898 *'' Lichenaula onychotypa'' Turner, 1939 *''

Lichenaula pelodesma ''Lichenaula pelodesma'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird ...

'' (Lower, 1899) *''

Lichenaula petulans ''Lichenaula petulans'' is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1900. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or a ...

'' T.P. Lucas, 1900 *'' Lichenaula phloeochroa'' Turner, 1898 *'' Lichenaula provisa'' Lucas, 1900 *'' Lichenaula selenophora'' Lower, 1892 *'' Lichenaula terminata'' (Meyrick, 1921) *'' Lichenaula tholodes'' Turner, 1900 *'' Lichenaula tortriciformis'' T.P. Lucas, 1900 *''

Lichenaula tuberculata ''Lichenaula tuberculata'' is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is endemic to Australia, more specifically the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. The wingspan is 19–27 mm. The forewings are ashy-grey, with scattered wh ...

'' Meyrick, 1890 *'' Lichenaula undulatella'' (Walker, 1864)

References

Moths of Australia Xyloryctidae genera Xyloryctidae {{Xyloryctidae-stub