Microcolona celaenospila

Microcolona celaenospila is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1916.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

Microcolona celaenospila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Microcolona
Species:
M. celaenospila
Binomial name
Microcolona celaenospila
Turner, 1916

The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are whitish, suffused with grey (especially towards the costa) and with dark fuscous irroration. There is a blackish discal spot which is narrowly ringed with whitish. There is a second spot preceding the first on the fold and a third in the disc at three-fourths. There is also a blackish apical dot surrounded with whitish. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microcolona celaenospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 41 (2) : 255 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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