Microcolona leucochtha

Microcolona leucochtha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Microcolona
Species:	M. leucochtha
Binomial name
	Microcolona leucochtha; Meyrick, 1897

Last updated February 08, 2022

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]

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

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