Microcolona leucochtha
Microcolona leucochtha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Microcolona |
Species: | M. leucochtha |
Binomial name | |
Microcolona leucochtha Meyrick, 1897 | |
Microcolona leucochtha is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and South Australia.[2]
The wingspan is 8-9 mm. The forewings are whitish, irrorated with dark fuscous with a broad clear white longitudinal suffusion extending from the base to three-fourth, anteriorly nearly or quite reaching costa, posteriorly discal and suffusedly edged above with yellow-ochreous. There is sometimes a black basal median dot. The stigmata is raised and black. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
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