The larvae for this species can be found on various leafy plants but they feed on dead and decaying matter and lichens. The adult is bright yellow to orange and black

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Habitat They are found in areas where conditions favour the development of lichen and other encrusting algae from rainforests to alpine regions
Size Can grow to around 20mm long
Origin Native
Distribution Eastern Australia from Qld to Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Eastern Australia from Qld to Tasmania
Habitat
They are found in areas where conditions favour the development of lichen and other encrusting algae from rainforests to alpine regions
Size
Can grow to around 20mm long
Common Name Lydia Lichen Moth
Aliases Footman Moth,
Origin Native
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderLepidoptera
SuborderDitrysia
SuperfamilyNoctuoidea
FamilyErebidae
SubfamilyArctiinae
TribeLithosiini
GenusAsura
SpeciesAsura lydia
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