Imma monastica

Description

Imma monastica is a moth in the Immidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found on the Moluccas (Ambon). The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, faintly purplish-tinged. There is a wedge-shaped ochreous-white mark from the costa near the apex and a fine white denticulate terminal line. The hindwings are dark fuscous, lighter anteriorly. There are broad median and dorsal prismatic-violet-tinged hyaline longitudinal patches, confluent towards the base, the upper extending to about three-fourths, the lower nearly to the termen.