Moca purpurascens is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in India.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Immidae |
| Genus: | Moca |
| Species: | M. purpurascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Moca purpurascens (Hampson, [1893])
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The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are black, with a brilliant purple shot, the forewings with two large yellow triangular spots on the costa. The hindwings have a yellow streak below the cell, curving up to the costa beyond it.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Moca purpurascens (Hampson, [1893])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1892). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume I. Taylor and Francis. pp. 233–234 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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