Imma porpanthes is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Perak, Malaysia.[1]
| Imma porpanthes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Immidae |
| Genus: | Imma |
| Species: | I. porpanthes
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| Binomial name | |
| Imma porpanthes Meyrick, 1906
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The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are rather dark fuscous, tinged anteriorly with purplish, posteriorly with ochreous. The markings are pale ochreous yellowish, and there is a small irregular basal spot and three others in a subbasal transverse series. A narrow irregular fascia is found from two-fifths of the costa to near the dorsum beyond the middle, interrupted in the middle. A triangular spot is found on the costa at four-fifths, and there is a small round spot near the termen beneath the apex and a transverse spot near the termen below the middle. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[2]
References edit
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 6, 2019). "Imma porpanthes Meyrick, 1906". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1906 (2): 180.
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