Imma melotoma

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

Last updated June 18, 2024

Imma melotoma is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sikkim, India.^[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are fuscous, with deep ochreous-yellow markings. There is an almost basal mark from the costa, reaching halfway across the wing and a moderate, subquadrate spot on the dorsum at one-fourth and a short indistinct suffused mark from the costa at three-fifths, as well as an almost apical oblique spot from the costa, not quite reaching the termen, placed in a darker fuscous terminal fascia. The hindwings have a shallow submedian furrow towards the base, placed between ridges of rough orange hairs, the scales of the disc are modified, hairlike and somewhat raised. The hindwings are fuscous, tinged with orange, especially towards the base, with a suffused dark fuscous terminal band.^[2]

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References

↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 6, 2019). "Imma melotoma Meyrick, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
↑ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1906 (2): 194. 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 melotoma Meyrick, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

[2] Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1906 (2): 194. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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