Microcolona leucochtha
Microcolona leucochtha is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and South Australia.[2]
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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]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microcolona leucochtha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- Microcolona at funet
- Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae
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