Imma

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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.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Immidae
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Imma
Imma atrosignata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Immidae
Genus: Imma
Walker, [1859]
Type species
Imma rugosalis
Walker, [1859]
Diversity
>165 species
Synonyms[1]

Davendra 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]

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Selected species

Species of Imma include:[2]

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