| Myrtartona rufiventris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Myrtartona |
| Species: | M. rufiventris |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrtartona rufiventris (Walker, 1854)[1] |
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Myrtartona rufiventris is a species of moth in the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.[1]
The length of the forewings is 9-10.5 mm for males and 7.5-8.5 mm 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.