Epicoma melanosticta is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Edward Donovan in 1805. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Epicoma |
Species: | E. melanosticta
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Binomial name | |
Epicoma melanosticta Donovan, 1805
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The wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae feed on Calothamnus validus, Calothamnus homalophyllus and Leptospermum species.[1]
References
edit- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (29 April 2018). "Epicoma melanosticta (Donovan, 1805) Common Epicoma". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 August 2019.