Microcolona sollennis

Microcolona sollennis is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1897.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[2]

Microcolona sollennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Elachistidae
Genus:
Microcolona
Species:
M. sollennis
Binomial name
Microcolona sollennis
Meyrick, 1897

The wingspan is 8–12 mm. The forewings are fuscous, irrorated 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
  1. 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 May 26, 2018. Note: This source appears to misspell the specific name as "sollenis".
  2. Microcolona at funet
  3. Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 22 (2) : 375


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