Imma catapsesta
Imma catapsesta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Immidae |
Genus: | Imma |
Species: | I. catapsesta
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Binomial name | |
Imma catapsesta Meyrick, 1934
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Imma catapsesta is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1934.[1][failed verification] It is found on the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.[2]
The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The forewings are light grey with a faint yellowish tinge and a slightly irregular fuscous line from the middle of the costa to the dorsum before the tornus, obscurely pale edged anteriorly, sometimes faint but with darker marks on the costa and in the middle. There is a scalloped dark fuscous terminal line. The hindwings are pale greyish, with a suffused grey terminal fascia.[3]
References[]
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 6, 2019). "Imma Walker, [1859]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Imma catapsesta". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Meyrick, Edward (1935). "Pyrales and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Islands" (PDF). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin. 114: 333–355.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1934
- Immidae
- Moths of Oceania
- Immidae stubs