title: Microlechia melongenae
text: # Microlechia melongenae
  
  Microlechia melongenae is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Povolný and Bradley in 1980. It is found in southern India.
  
  The length of the forewings is 3.8-3.9 mm. The forewings are ochreous-white, sprinkled with scattered cinereous, blackish grey and ochreous tipped scales. The hindwings are dark grey.
  
  The larvae feed on Solanum melongena. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
  
  