Myrtartona coronias
| Myrtartona coronias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Myrtartona |
| Species: | M. coronias |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrtartona coronias (Meyrick, 1886) | |
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Myrtartona coronias is a species of moth in the family Zygaenidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Australia, from southern Queensland to Tasmania.
The length of the forewings is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) for males.
The larvae feed on Melaleuca species and possibly Kunzea ambigua and the flowers and buds of Leptospermum juniperinum.