Imma mackwoodi is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1887. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Imma mackwoodi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Immidae
Genus: Imma
Species:
I. mackwoodi
Binomial name
Imma mackwoodi
(Moore, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Davendra mackwoodi Moore, 1887

The forewings are ochreous-yellow with an interrupted basal, and a very broad irregular shaped medial pale violet-brown band, beyond which is a contiguous incurved submarginal series of almost confluent longitudinal streaks followed by a marginal series. The medial band is wavy on its inner edge and broadly bilobed across the disc on its outer edge, its area being marked with a yellow streak at end of the cell and an outer series of spots curving from the costa. The hindwings are pale violet-brown.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 6, 2019). "Imma mackwoodi (Moore, 1887)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. ^ The Lepidoptera of Ceylon. 3 (4): 520.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.