Imma alienella

Imma alienella is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Borneo.[1]

Imma alienella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Immidae
Genus:
Imma
Species:
I. alienella
Binomial name
Imma alienella
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Topaza alienella Walker, 1864

Adults are dark cupreous brown, the forewings with luteous (muddy-yellow) marks. There is a short oblique basal streak, a middle band composed of three irregularly triangular spots, an apical triangular spot and some connected marginal points. The hindwings are pale cinereous (ash gray) along the costa.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Imma alienella (Walker, 1864)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 29: 808


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