COPROMORPHIDAE: Tropical Fruitworm Moths ⁵

Isonomeutis restincta (Meyrick, 1923). Endemic. Scarce.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁶

Adults may be found from December to February in native forest. They fly at night and are attracted to light.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
2. (c) Tony Steer, all rights reserved, uploaded by Tony Steer
3. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Steer
4. George Vernon Hudson, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fig._13_Isonomeutis_restincta.png
5. Adapted by Tony Steer from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isonomeutis_restincta
6. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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