Microcolona celaenospila

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

Last updated February 08, 2022

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

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]

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References

↑ 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.
↑ Microcolona at funet
↑ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 41 (2) : 255 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[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.

[2] Microcolona at funet

[3] Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 41 (2) : 255 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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