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Microcolona leucosticta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Microcolona

Microcolona leucosticta is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It is found in southern India.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are light olive-fuscous, the costal and apical areas suffused dark grey and a white elongate blotch on the base of the dorsum. There is a dark grey median streak from the base to the end of the cell. The stigmata is raised and black and ringed with white. There is an elongate dark fuscous mark on the costa beyond the middle, preceded by an indistinct whitish dot and followed by a shorter white elongate mark. There is also a white dot on the termen towards the apex and one at the apex. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed within the fruit of Psidium species.

References

Microcolona leucosticta Wikipedia