Microcolona trigonospila
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| Microcolona trigonospila Meyrick, 1897
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Microcolona trigonospila is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Victoria.[2]
The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are light reddish-ochreous, the margins suffusedly irrorated with dark fuscous. The stigmata is raised, black and edged with whitish-ochreous. The first discal is somewhat before the middle, the second at three-fourth and the plical obliquely before the first discal. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microcolona trigonospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ Microcolona at funet
- ^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 22 (2) : 375