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Microcolona tumulifera

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Elachistidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Microcolona

Microcolona tumulifera is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It is found on Java.

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.

References

Microcolona tumulifera Wikipedia