Biology:Imma tetrascia

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Short description: Species of moth

Imma tetrascia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Immidae
Genus: Imma
Species:
I. tetrascia
Binomial name
Imma tetrascia
Meyrick, 1912

Imma tetrascia is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Australia , where it has been recorded from Queensland[1] and Western Australia.[2]

The wingspan is 19–20 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous yellowish with four rather irregular transverse fuscous lines or shades, the first very near the base, the second at one-third, broken and interrupted in the middle, the upper portion oblique, the third beyond the middle, somewhat oblique, the fourth from four-fifths of the costa to the tornus, rather curved, sometimes very faint except towards the costa. There is a slender dark fuscous streak around the apex and upper portion of the termen. The hindwings are rather dark fuscous.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku, ed (6 September 2019). "Imma tetrascia Meyrick, 1912". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/immoidea/immidae/imma/#tetrascia. Retrieved 2 September 2020. 
  2. Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (25 December 2012). "Imma tetrascia Meyrick, 1912". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/immi/tetrascia.html. Retrieved 2 September 2020. 
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1912–1916). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 1 (2): 38. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13366340 entry