Moca purpurascens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Immidae |
Genus: | Moca |
Species: | M. purpurascens |
Binomial name | |
Moca purpurascens (Hampson, [1893]) | |
Synonyms | |
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Moca purpurascens is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in India. [1]
The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are black, with a brilliant purple shot, the forewings with two large yellow triangular spots on the costa. The hindwings have a yellow streak below the cell, curving up to the costa beyond it. [2]
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet was an English entomologist.
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