Homona mermerodes explained

Homona mermerodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It was described from the Solomon Islands,[1] but is also found in Australia (Queensland), New Guinea and Seram. The habitat consists of bamboo, secondary forests and alluvial forests.[2]

The larvae are highly polyphagous.[3] When full grown, they reach a length of about 15 mm.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueSpeciesList.asp?gcode=489 Tortricid.net
  2. Razowski . Józef . Józef Razowski . December 2013 . An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia . https://web.archive.org/web/20140529084413/http://www.isez.pan.krakow.pl/journals/azc/pdf/56(2)/56(2)_03.pdf . dead . 2014-05-29 . Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia . 56 . 2 . 29–89 . 10.3409/azc.56_2.29 . Internet Archive.
  3. http://geo.cbs.umn.edu/HulcrEtAl2007.pdf "DNA barcoding confirms polyphagy in a generalist moth, Homona mermerodes (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)"
  4. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 23 January 2020 . Homona mermerodes Meyrick, 1910 . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 23 April 2020.

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