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,[2] but is also found in Australia (Queensland), New Guinea and Seram. The habitat consists of bamboo, secondary forests and alluvial forests.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Homona |
| Species: | H. mermerodes
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The larvae are highly polyphagous.[4] When full grown, they reach a length of about 15 mm.[5]
References
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- ^ Australian Faunal Directory
- ^ Tortricid.net
- ^ 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.
- ^ "DNA barcoding confirms polyphagy in a generalist moth, Homona mermerodes (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)".
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 January 2020). "Homona mermerodes Meyrick, 1910". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 April 2020.