Microcolona pantominia
Microcolona pantominia is a moth in the family Elachistidae.[1] It is found in the Central African Republic and South Africa.[2]
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| Microcolona pantominia Meyrick, 1917 | |
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-third 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
- 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.
- Afro Moths
- Exotic Microlep. 2 (2): 50
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