Common Epicoma Moth - Epicoma melanosticta
Family Notodontidae
This page contains pictures and information about Common Epicoma Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
- Male, wingspan 30mm
- This is the male Common Epicoma Moth. It has the white forewings each has a dark brown patch with yellow spot centre on a brown diagonal line. Its head and legs are hairy.
- Male
- Female
- Female is dark brown instead of white.
- The caterpillars are dark brown and hairy. They feed at night on Myrtaceae leaves. They feed in group when young. Later instars are solitary.
- Once we found the moth get caught by a Wattle Jumping Spider Sandalodes scopifer. When we came closer have a look, the spider drop the moth and ran away. The moth was motionless anyway.
- Reference:
- 1. Epicoma melanosticta - Australia Moths Online, 2007.
- 2. Epicoma melanosticta (Donovan, 1805) - Don Herbison-Evans & Stella Crossley, 2005.
- 3. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, plate17.11.
- 4. Epicoma melanosticta - Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, 2011.
