Moca rugosella

Moca rugosella is a moth in the Immidae family. It was described by August Busck in 1914. It is found in Guyana.^[1]

The wingspan is 17 mm. The forewings are light ochreous brown, the costa yellowish with a small black dot at the basal third and a larger on the middle. There is a subcostal, black, interrupted longitudinal streak edged dorsally by a yellow longitudinal line and an ill-defined groups of black dots at the apical third of the costa and at the end of the cell. A series of black dots is found around the apical and terminal margin, edged with yellow. The hindwings are dark brown.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Securidica species.^[2]

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