Homona mermerodes Meyrick, 1910
(one synonym: Capua myopolia)
 ARCHIPINI ,   TORTRICINAE ,   TORTRICIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Homona mermerodes
(Photo: courtesy of the Bishop Museum, Hawaii)

This Caterpillar is yellow with a black head. It grows to a length of about 1.5 cms.

Homona mermerodes
(Photo: courtesy of Buck Richardson, Kuranda)

The adult moth has blotchy brown forewings, and plain brown hindwings.

The species occurs in :

  • New Guinea, and
  • Queensland, Australia.

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    (updated 24 July 2011)