Imma acroptila

(Imma acroptila)

Description

Imma acroptila is a moth in the Immidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1906. It is found in Sierra Leone. The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, mixed with glossy purplish-slaty on the veins, in females mixed with ochreous between the veins. There is a short orange dash from the base, and a slender streak beneath the costa towards the base, as well as several small scattered orange spots and streaks in the disc. In females, there is an obscure submarginal orange-ochreous line from three-fourths of the costa to the tornus. The hindwings are dark fuscous.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Immidae
Genus:Imma
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