Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Elachistidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Microcolona | |
Microcolona porota is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It is found in India (Assam).
The wingspan is 10-12 mm. The forewings are brown with a tuft of scales mixed with dark fuscous and blackish towards the dorsum at two-fifths and another in the disc at three-fourths. There is an indistinct spot of dark fuscous irroration towards the costa at two-thirds. There is an elongate mark of dark fuscous irroration on the costa at two-thirds. There are a few scattered blackish scales in the disc and towards the apex. The hindwings are grey.
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