- Myrtartona coronias
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Myrtartona coronias Scientific 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 Zygaenidae family. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to Tasmania.[1]
The length of the forewings is 8-9 mm for males. The head, thorax, abdomen and upperside of the forewing are dark greyish black with distinct bluish green sheen. The hindwings are dark grey-brown, sometimes with a weak blue-green sheen near the anal angle. The underside of both wings is dark grey-brown with a weak blue-green sheen on the forewing apically and on the hindwing alongthe costa apically. Females are similar to males but have narrower and more rounded wings.[1]
The larvae feed on Melaleuca species and possibly Kunzea ambigua and the flowers and buds of Leptospermum juniperinum.
References
- ^ a b c Tarmann, Gerhard M. (2004). Zygaenid moths of Australia: a revision of the Australian Zygaenidae, (Procridinae: Artonini). CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 9780643067981. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=s2ZUBNrVChcC&lpg=PP1&dq=Zygaenid%20moths%20of%20Australia%3A%20a%20revision%20of%20the%20Australian%20Zygaenidae&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false.
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