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Epicoma contristis

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Epicoma contristis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Epicoma
Species:
E. contristis
Binomial name
Epicoma contristis
Synonyms
  • Bombyx contristis Lewin, 1805
  • Epicoma tristis Hübner, 1819
  • Epicoma contristis Hübner, 1823

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]

Adult playing dead

The larvae feed on the foliage of Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Leptospermum and Melaleuca species.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ 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.