Imma ergasia explained

Imma ergasia is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown, the base of the dorsum suffused with fuscous and with a nearly straight somewhat irregular thick fuscous line from beyond one-fourth of the costa to two-fifths of the dorsum. There is a spot of fuscous suffusion on the middle of the costa and a curved series of elongate fuscous spots between the veins from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous, lighter towards the base.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . September 6, 2019 . Imma ergasia (Meyrick, 1905) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . September 2, 2020.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/journalofbombayn16abomb#page/611/mode/1up Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 16 (4): 611.