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Epicoma melanosticta

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Epicoma melanosticta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

The wingspan is about 30 mm.

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

References

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  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.