Imma acroptila explained

Imma acroptila is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906.[1] It is found in Sierra Leone.[2]

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, mixed with glossy purplish slaty on the veins, in females mixed with ochreous between the veins. There is a short orange dash from the base, and a slender streak beneath the costa towards the base, as well as several small scattered orange spots and streaks in the disc. In females, there is an obscure submarginal orange-ochreous line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . September 6, 2019 . Imma acroptila Meyrick, 1906 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 2, 2020.
  2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2019 . Imma acroptila Meyrick, 1906 . Afromoths . September 2, 2020.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofen1906roya#page/182/mode/1up Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1906 (2): 182.