Microcolona tumulifera

Microcolona tumulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Microcolona
Species: M. tumulifera
Binomial name
Microcolona tumulifera
Meyrick, 1921

Microcolona tumulifera is a moth in the Elachistidae family.[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]

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