''Microlechia maculata'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný in 1978. It is found in

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. The length of the forewings is about 4.8 mm.Acta ent. bohemoslov. 75 (1) : 51
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Microlechia Moths described in 1978 {{Gnorimoschemini-stub