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Microcolona pantominia

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Microcolona pantominia is a moth in the family Elachistidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1917.[1] It is found in the Central African Republic and South Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown with a pale yellow basal fascia with a dark fuscous costal edge. There are four roundish pale yellow spots containing tufts and there are dark fuscous spots on the costa at two-thirds and the dorsum before the tornus, each preceded by a pale yellow spot. There is an irregular pale yellow mark before the apex. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

The larvae feed on Terminalia sericea.

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microcolona pantominia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Microcolona pantomima Meyrick, 1917". Afromoths. Retrieved September 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1917). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (2): 50. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Microcolona pantominia: Brief Summary

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Microcolona pantominia is a moth in the family Elachistidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in the Central African Republic and South Africa.

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown with a pale yellow basal fascia with a dark fuscous costal edge. There are four roundish pale yellow spots containing tufts and there are dark fuscous spots on the costa at two-thirds and the dorsum before the tornus, each preceded by a pale yellow spot. There is an irregular pale yellow mark before the apex. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

The larvae feed on Terminalia sericea.

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