Moca velutina

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

Moca velutina is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Adults are cinereous brown, the thorax with five paler stripes, of which the inner pair are abbreviated in front. The abdomen is more cinereous. The forewings have several diffuse pale cinereous streaks, with black submarginal streaks, and with black connected marginal points. There is a discal mark consisting of a short black streak and an exterior black lunule. The hindwings are cinereous along part of the exterior border.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Moca velutina 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: 102 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.