Microcolona autotypa

Microcolona autotypa is a moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It is found in southern India.[2]

Microcolona autotypa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Microcolona
Species:
M. autotypa
Binomial name
Microcolona autotypa
Meyrick, 1922

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are grey, the tips of the scales minutely ochreous-whitish, forming a very fine transverse striation and a tuft beneath the fold at one-fourth. The stigmata is blackish, accompanied by tufts. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microcolona autotypa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. Microcolona at funet
  3. Exotic Microlep. 2 (18): 575


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