''Lophocorona melanora'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family Lophocoronidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1973. It is only known from the

Australian Alps The Australian Alps is a mountain range in southeast Australia. It comprises an interim Australian bioregion,

in the

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...

.Australian Faunal Directory
/ref>

References

Moths described in 1973 Moths of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Fauna of the Australian Capital Territory Lophocoronoidea {{Moth-stub