Microcolona_eriptila

<i>Microcolona eriptila</i>

Microcolona eriptila

Species of moth

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

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The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are brown, densely irrorated with blackish. There is a very large tuft above the dorsum at one-third of the wing and one at the disc at three-fourths. The first discal stigma is black surrounded by an ochreous-whitish ring, rather obliquely beyond the first tuft. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microcolona eriptila​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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    Microcolona at funet
  3. [3]
    Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 334 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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