Microcolona_crypsicasis

<i>Microcolona crypsicasis</i>

Microcolona crypsicasis

Species of moth

Microcolona crypsicasis 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 and Tasmania.[2]

Quick Facts Microcolona crypsicasis, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is 7–10 mm. The forewings are whitish ochreous, irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. There is a raised black dot on the fold at one-sixth and another beneath the fold at one-third. A third is found in the disc slightly above the middle and a fourth beneath the fold obliquely beyond the third, almost dorsal, and two transversely placed close together above the tornus. There is a cloudy fuscous spot on the costa before two-thirds and two black dots longitudinally placed at the apex. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Microcolona crypsicasis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. [2]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (29 December 2018). "Microcolona crypsicasis Meyrick, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Descriptions of Australian Microlepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae". Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


This article on a moth of the family Elachistidae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Microcolona_crypsicasis, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.