Microcolona emporica

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Microcolona emporica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Microcolona
Species:
M. emporica
Binomial name
Microcolona emporica
Meyrick, 1917

Microcolona emporica is a moth in the family Elachistidae. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, somewhat sprinkled irregularly with blackish. There is a patch of blackish suffusion extending along the costa from the base to two-thirds. The hindwings are dark 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 emporica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ Microcolona at funet
  3. ↑ Exotic Microlep. 2 (2): 50 PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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