Lichenaula phloeochroa

Lichenaula phloeochroa is a moth in the Xyloryctidae family. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia,^[1] where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

The wingspan is 19-24 mm. The forewings are whitish with the veins partly outlined by blackish fuscous scales and the basal part of the disc sparsely irrorated with fuscous. There is a pale reddish-brown suffusion over the middle and posterior portions of the disc above the fold and several inconspicuous black dots on the apical one-third of the costa. The hindwings are pale grey.

The larvae feed on Melaleuca leucadendra. They bore in stem of their host plant.^[2]

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