Moca vexatalis

Moca vexatalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Immidae
Genus:	Moca
Species:	M. vexatalis
Binomial name
	Moca vexatalis; (Walker, [1866])
Synonyms
	Alicarda vexatalis Walker, [1866];

Moca vexatalis is a moth in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Adults are reddish, the body silvery white beneath and the palpi white beneath. The abdomen and hindwings are brown and the forewings are minutely cinereous speckled, with some darker red and brownish patches. The marginal points are brownish.[2]

References

Savela, Markku. "Moca vexatilis (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. This source appears to be misspelled. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 34: 1192 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Moca vexatilis (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. This source appears to be misspelled. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

[2] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 34: 1192 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.