Microcolona_porota

<i>Microcolona porota</i>

Microcolona porota

Species of moth

Microcolona porota is a moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It is found in India (Assam).[2]

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The wingspan is 10–12 mm. The forewings are brown with a tuft of scales mixed with dark fuscous and blackish towards the dorsum at two-fifths and another in the disc at three-fourths. There is an indistinct spot of dark fuscous irroration towards the costa at two-thirds. There is an elongate mark of dark fuscous irroration on the costa at two-thirds. There are a few scattered blackish scales in the disc and towards the apex. 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 porota​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. [2]
    Microcolona at funet
  3. [3]
    Exotic Microlep. 2 (2): 50 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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