Epicoma contristis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Epicoma |
| Species: | E. contristis |
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| Epicoma contristis | |
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Epicoma contristis, the yellow-spotted epicoma, is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is known from Australia, including Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria.[2]
The larvae feed on the foliage of Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Leptospermum and Melaleuca species.
References
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- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (15 January 2019). "Epicoma contristis Hübner, 1823 Yellow-spotted Epicoma". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 1 August 2019.