| Microcolona sollennis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Microcolona |
| Species: | M. sollennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Microcolona sollennis Meyrick, 1897 | |
Microcolona sollennis 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.[2]
The wingspan is 8–12 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated (sprinkled) with dark fuscous, with a few irregular whitish scales and a blackish basal median dot. The stigmata is rather large, raised, black and partially whitish edged. The first discal before the middle, the second at three-fourths and the plical is large, somewhat obliquely before the first discal. There is a small black dot beneath the second discal. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microcolona sollenis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 May 2018. Note: This source appears to misspell the specific name as "sollenis".
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (29 December 2018). "Microcolona sollennis Meyrick, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 375.
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