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 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Epicoma |
| Species: | E. melanosticta
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| 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.
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