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Microcolona leucochtha

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Microcolona leucochtha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 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]

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are whitish, sprinkled with dark fuscous with a broad clear white longitudinal suffusion extending from the base to three-fourths, anteriorly nearly or quite reaching the 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

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  1. ^ 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 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (29 December 2018). "Microcolona leucochtha Meyrick, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae". Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.