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Microcolona toropis

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Microcolona toropis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Microcolona
Species:
M. toropis
Binomial name
Microcolona toropis
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]

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