Microcolona tumulifera
Appearance
Microcolona tumulifera | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Microcolona |
Species: | M. tumulifera
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Binomial name | |
Microcolona tumulifera Meyrick, 1921
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Microcolona at funet
- ^ Zool. Meded. Leyden 6 : 169
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