Epicoma melanosticta
Species of moth
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Epicoma melanosticta is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Edward Donovan in 1805. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania.
| Epicoma melanosticta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Notodontidae |
| Genus: | Epicoma |
| Species: | E. melanosticta |
| Binomial name | |
| 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]
