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