Epicoma melanosticta

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Epicoma melanosticta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Epicoma
Species:
E. melanosticta
Binomial name
Epicoma melanosticta
Donovan, 1805
Synonyms
  • Eriogaster incompta

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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The wingspan is about 30 mm.

The larvae feed on Calothamnus validus , Calothamnus homalophyllus and Leptospermum species. [1]

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References

  1. 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.