Microcolona polygethes
| Microcolona polygethes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Microcolona |
| Species: | M. polygethes |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcolona polygethes Turner, 1939 | |
Microcolona polygethes is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Turner in 1939.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.[2]
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are grey suffused with pale ochreous, except on the costal margin. The markings are black, consisting of a minute dot on the fold near the base. The first discal is white-edged, and the plical is beneath it. A larger, second discal is crescentic or double and there is a series of minute dots on the apical third of the costa and on the termen. The hindwings are grey.[3]
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