Lichenaula onychodes

Lichenaula onychodes is a moth of the family Xyloryctidae. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Lichenaula onychodes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Xyloryctidae
Genus:	Lichenaula
Species:	L. onychodes
Binomial name
Lichenaula onychodes Turner, 1898

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are grey with blackish markings and with the extreme base of the costa blackish. There is a black line from the base to the inner-margin at one-fifth. From this, another line proceeds obliquely towards but not reaching the costa and there is an inwardly curved transverse line in the disc before one-third, not quite reaching either margin. An inwardly oblique line is found from the costa at three-fifths towards but not reaching the middle of the inner-margin and there is another inwardly curved line from before the anal angle, not reaching the costa. A faint outwardly curved line is found in the disc beyond this. The hindwings are whitish-grey.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus pauciflora. They bore in stem of their host plant.[2]