Microcolona polygethes

Microcolona polygethes is a moth in the Elachistidae family. It was described by Turner in 1939.^[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.^[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are grey suffused with pale ochreous, except on the costal margin. The markings are black, consisting of a minute dot on the fold near the base. The first discal is white-edged, and the plical is beneath it. A larger, second discal is crescentic or double and there is a series of minute dots on the apical third of the costa and on the termen. The hindwings are grey.^[3]

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