Microcolona emporica

Microcolona emporica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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