Moca rugosella
Moca rugosella is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Guyana.[1]
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The wingspan is 17 mm. The forewings are light ochreous brown, the costa yellowish with a small black dot at the basal third and a larger one on the middle. There is a subcostal, black, interrupted longitudinal streak edged dorsally by a yellow longitudinal line and an ill-defined group of black dots at the apical third of the costa and at the end of the cell. A series of black dots is found around the apical and terminal margin, edged with yellow. The hindwings are dark brown.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Securidica species.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Moca rugosella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "New Microlepidoptera from British Guiana". Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus.
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