Microcolona toropis

Microcolona toropis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukarya
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Elachistidae
Genus:	Microcolona
Species:	M. toropis
Binomial name
	Microcolona toropis; Meyrick, 1897[1]
Synonyms
	Elachista toropis Meyrick, 1897;

Microcolona toropis is a moth of the family Elachistidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The head and thorax are whitish, the antennae grey and the abdomen grey-whitish. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, slightly fuscous-sprinkled. The hindwings are light grey. Adults have been recorded in October.[2]

References

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[1] Elachistine Moths of Australia: Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Elachistidae

[2] Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales