Imma microsticta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Immidae |
Genus: | Imma |
Species: | I. microsticta |
Binomial name | |
Imma microsticta (Hampson, 1897) | |
Synonyms | |
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Imma microsticta is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Assam, India. [1]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are similar to Moca purpurascens , but are browner. The head is brown with some yellow on the frons and palpi. The forewings have two small yellow postmedial spots on the costa. The hindwings have the yellow beyond the cell not extending above vein 4. The underside is without the yellow costal fascia. [2]
The genus Crambus includes around 155 species of moths in the family Crambidae, distributed globally. The adult stages are called crambid snout moths, while the larvae of Crambus and the related genus Herpetogramma are the sod webworms, which can damage grasses.
Imma is a large genus of moths in the obtectomeran "micromoth" family Immidae. This is the type genus of its family. They are widespread in the tropics, with most species occurring between the Himalayas and the Oceanian region; the genus is furthermore plentiful in the Neotropics, but not very diverse in the Afrotropics.
Siccia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Rivula is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Achille Guenée in 1845.
Hydrelia is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Spectroreta is a monotypic moth genus belonging to subfamily Drepaninae erected by Warren in 1903. Its only species, Spectroreta hyalodisca, was described by George Hampson in 1896.
The Chrysauginae are a subfamily of snout moths. They are primarily Neotropical and include about 400 described species.
Alpenus microstictus is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1920. It is found in Nigeria.
Siccia microsticta is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1914. It is found in Ghana.
Eoophyla argyrilinale is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Eoophyla pervenustalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Imma amphixantha is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found on Borneo.
Imma alienella is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Borneo.
Imma quadrivittana is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Brazil.
Imma flavibasa is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in India.
Imma hemixanthella is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1900. It is found on Buru in Indonesia.
Imma mackwoodi is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1887. It is found in Sri Lanka.