Microcolona celaenospila
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| Microcolona celaenospila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Elachistidae |
| Genus: | Microcolona |
| Species: | M. celaenospila
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| Binomial name | |
| Microcolona celaenospila Turner, 1916
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Microcolona celaenospila is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1916.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm. The forewings are whitish, suffused with grey (especially towards the costa) and with dark fuscous irroration. There is a blackish discal spot which is narrowly ringed with whitish. There is a second spot preceding the first on the fold and a third in the disc at three-fourths. There is also a blackish apical dot surrounded with whitish. The hindwings are grey.[3]
References
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- ^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 41 (2) : 255
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