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]

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

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]

References edit

  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.