Imma acroptila

Imma acroptila
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Immidae
Genus:	Imma
Species:	I. acroptila
Binomial name
	Imma acroptila; Meyrick, 1906

Last updated June 18, 2024

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]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 6, 2019). "Imma acroptila Meyrick, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Imma acroptila Meyrick, 1906". Afromoths. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1906 (2): 182. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Savela, Markku, ed. (September 6, 2019). "Imma acroptila Meyrick, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Imma acroptila Meyrick, 1906". Afromoths. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

[3] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1906 (2): 182. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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