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Homona mermerodes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Homona
Species:	H. mermerodes
Binomial name
Homona mermerodes Meyrick, 1910
Synonyms
Capua myopolia Turner, 1945 Anathamna psathyra Turner, 1946

Homona mermerodes is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It was described from the Solomon Islands, but is also found in Australia (Queensland), New Guinea and Seram. The habitat consists of bamboo, secondary forests and alluvial forests.

The larvae are highly polyphagous. When full grown, they reach a length of about 15 mm.

References

1. Australian Faunal Directory
2. Tortricid.net
3. Razowski, Józef (December 2013). "An assessment of the Tortricid (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) fauna of Seram Island, Indonesia" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia. 56 (2): 29–89. doi:10.3409/azc.56_2.29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-29 – via Internet Archive.
4. "DNA barcoding confirms polyphagy in a generalist moth, Homona mermerodes (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)".
5. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 January 2020). "Homona mermerodes Meyrick, 1910". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

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