Myrtartona coronias

Myrtartona coronias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Myrtartona
Species:
M. coronias
Binomial name
Myrtartona coronias
(Meyrick, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Procris coronias Meyrick, 1886
  • Adscita coronias
  • Turneriptocris coronias

Myrtartona coronias is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to Tasmania.[1]

The length of the forewings is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) for males.[1]

The larvae feed on Melaleuca species and possibly Kunzea ambigua and the flowers and buds of Leptospermum juniperinum.

References

  1. ^ a b c Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2004). Zygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae, (Procridinae: Artonini). CSIRO. ISBN 978-0-643-06798-1.


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