Microcolona_pycnitis

<i>Microcolona pycnitis</i>

Microcolona pycnitis

Species of moth

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

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The wingspan is 9–13 mm. The forewings are fuscous with large tufts above the dorsum at one-fourth and the middle of the wing, edged with whitish-ochreous or whitish. The discal stigmata is blackish edged with whitish-ochreous or whitish. There is an elongate dark fuscous mark on the costa at two-thirds, edged laterally with whitish-ochreous or whitish. There are three costal and one terminal cloudy dark fuscous dots towards the apex, partially pale-edged. 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 pycnitis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. [2]
    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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