Myrtartona rufiventris

Myrtartona rufiventris is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.[1]

Myrtartona rufiventris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Myrtartona
Species:
M. rufiventris
Binomial name
Myrtartona rufiventris
(Walker, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Procris rufiventris Walker, 1854
  • Hestiochora rufiventris
  • Neoprocris rufiventris

The length of the forewings is 9–10.5 millimetres (0.35–0.41 in) for males and 7.5–8.5 millimetres (0.30–0.33 in) for females. The forewings are blackish brown with scattered whitish scales. The hindwings are elliptical, dark grey-brown, but paler proximally.[1]

Adults have been reported exhibiting thanatosis when disturbed.

The larvae feed on Melaleuca lanceolata.

References
  1. 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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