Imma
TaxonImma
AuthorityWalker, [1859]
Type speciesImma rugosalis
Type species authorityWalker, [1859]
Diversity>165 species
SynonymsDavendra Moore, 1887
Dysapura Turner, 1936
Pingrasa Walker, [1859]
Pingrassa (lapsus)
Pseudotortrix Turner, 1900
Thylacopleura Meyrick, 1886
Topaza Walker, 1864 (non G.R. Gray, 1840: preoccupied)
Tortricomorpha C.Felder, 1861
Vinzela Walker, [1866]

Imma is a large genus of moths in the obtectomeran "micromoth" family Immidae. This is the type genus of its family. They are widespread in the tropics, with most species occurring between the Himalayas and the Oceanian region; the genus is furthermore plentiful in the Neotropics, but not very diverse in the Afrotropics.[1]

Selected species

Species of Imma include:[1]

Selected former species

Footnotes

  1. ^ Clarke (1986), and see sources in Savela (2010)

References

  • (2011): Australian Faunal Directory – Imma. Version of 2011-MAY-11. Retrieved 2011-DEC-22.
  • (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416: 1–485. PDF fulltext Archived 2012-03-27 at the Wayback Machine (214 MB!)
  • (2010): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Imma. Version of 2010-JUN-07. Retrieved 2011-DEC-22.