Epicoma tristis

Epicoma tristis, the dark epicoma, is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Edward Donovan in 1805. It is found in Australia.

Epicoma tristis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Epicoma
Species:
E. tristis
Binomial name
Epicoma tristis
Donovan, 1805
Synonyms
  • Marane tristis

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus, Leptospermum and Kunzea species.[1]

References

  1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 December 2017). "Epicoma tristis (Donovan, 1805) Dark Epicoma". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 August 2019.


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