Microcolona emporica

Microcolona emporica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Microcolona
Species: M. emporica
Binomial name
Microcolona emporica
Meyrick, 1917

Microcolona emporica is a moth in the Elachistidae family.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are brownish-ochreous, somewhat sprinkled irregularly with blackish. There is a patch of blackish suffusion extending along the costa from the base to two-thirds. The hindwings are dark grey.[3]

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