Moca albodiscata is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Tefé, Brazil.[1]

Moca albodiscata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Immidae
Genus: Moca
Species:
M. albodiscata
Binomial name
Moca albodiscata
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Adricara albodiscata Walker, 1863

Adults are blackish brown, silvery white beneath. The thorax has a testaceous stripe on each side. The forewings have a whitish-testaceous tinged and slightly hyaline disk and there is a cinereous diffuse and interrupted submarginal band. The marginal points are black and the costa is mostly cinereous.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Moca albodiscata (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. ^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 27: 114   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.