Moca albodiscata explained

Moca albodiscata is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Tefé, Brazil.[1]

Adults are blackish brown, silvery white beneath. The thorax has a testaceous stripe on each side. The forewings have a whitish-testaceous tinged and slightly hyaline disk and there is a cinereous diffuse and interrupted submarginal band. The marginal points are black and the costa is mostly cinereous.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Moca albodiscata (Walker, 1863) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . February 7, 2018.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/listofspecimenso2728brit#page/114/mode/1up List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 27: 114