Lichenaula drosias is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1899. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory, 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. drosias
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| Binomial name | |
| Lichenaula drosias Lower, 1899
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The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are white, very finely irrorated (sprinkled) with black and grey scales, so as to appear ashy-grey whitish. The extreme costal edge is whitish and there is a small blotch-like suffusion in the disc at two-fifths from the base, more or less connected by a fine black line from the base to the middle. The blotch is immediately followed by a well marked spot of ground colour and there is an obscure row of blackish spots along the apical fifth of the costa. The hindwings are pale greyish fuscous.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku (28 August 2014). "Lichenaula drosias Lower, 1899". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ McMillan, Ian (20 July 2010). "Lichenaula drosias Lower, 1899". Xyloryctine Moths of Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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