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Microcolona tumulifera

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Microcolona tumulifera
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M. tumulifera
Binomial name
Microcolona tumulifera
Meyrick, 1921

Microcolona tumulifera is a moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It is found on Java.[2]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brown, irregularly irrorated with blackish. There is a very large subdorsal tuft at one-third and a very small one in the disc before the middle, a moderate subdorsal tuft beyond the middle and a large transverse tuft mixed with whitish at three-fourths. The hindwings are pale grey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Microcolona tumulifera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Microcolona at funet
  3. ^ Zool. Meded. Leyden 6 : 169