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Homona mermerodes

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Homona mermerodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tortricidae
Genus:
Homona
Species:
H. mermerodes
Binomial name
Homona mermerodes
Synonyms
  • Capua myopolia Turner, 1945
  • Anathamna psathyra Turner, 1946

Homona mermerodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described from the Solomon Islands,[2] but is also found in Australia (Queensland), New Guinea and Seram. The habitat consists of bamboo, secondary forests and alluvial forests.[3]

Adults have blotchy brown forewings and plain brown hindwings.

The larvae are highly polyphagous.[4] They are yellow with a black head. When full grown, they reach a length of about 15 mm.[5]

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ tortricidae.com
  3. ^ An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia
  4. ^ DNA barcoding confirms polyphagy in a generalist moth, Homona mermerodes (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
  5. ^ Australian Insects
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