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Microcolona pantominia

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Microcolona pantominia
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M. pantominia
Binomial name
Microcolona pantominia
Meyrick, 1917

Microcolona pantominia is a moth in the Elachistidae family.[1] It is found in the Central African Republic and South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 16-17 mm. The forewings are ochreous-brown with a pale yellow basal fascia with a dark fuscous costal edge. There are four roundish pale yellow spots containing tufts and there are dark fuscous spots on the costa at two-third and the dorsum before the tornus, each preceded by a pale yellow spot. There is an irregular pale yellow mark before the apex. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Terminalia sericea.

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