Microcolona

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Microcolona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Subfamily: Parametriotinae
Genus: Microcolona
Meyrick, 1897[1]
Type species
Microcolona characta
Meyrick, 1897
Synonyms

Microcolona is a genus of moths of the family Elachistidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1897.

Taxonomy[edit]

The genus is mostly placed in the family Elachistidae, but other authors list it as a member of the families Agonoxenidae or Blastodacnidae.

Species[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Microcolona Meyrick, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 1, 2018.