| Myrtartona coronias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Myrtartona |
| Species: | M. coronias |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrtartona coronias (Meyrick, 1886)[1] |
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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.