Microcolona autotypa

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Microcolona autotypa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Microcolona
Species:
M. autotypa
Binomial name
Microcolona autotypa
Meyrick, 1922

Microcolona autotypa is a moth in the family Elachistidae. [1] It is found in southern India. [2]

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are grey, the tips of the scales minutely ochreous-whitish, forming a very fine transverse striation and a tuft beneath the fold at one-fourth. The stigmata is blackish, accompanied by tufts. The hindwings are grey. [3]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microcolona autotypa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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  3. Exotic Microlep. 2 (18): 575 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .