Microcolona epixutha
| Microcolona epixutha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Microcolona |
| Species: | M. epixutha |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcolona epixutha Meyrick, 1897 | |
Microcolona epixutha is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]
The wingspan is 6-8 mm. The forewings are reddish-ochreous, irregularly mixed with whitish, irrorated on the margins and sometimes also towards the middle of the disc with dark fuscous. There is a black basal median dot and the stigmata is raised and black. There is dark fuscous costal suffusion towards two-thirds. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/14/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.