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''Moca vexatalis'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
in the family Immidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
. 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.''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 34: 1192


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Moths described in 1866 Immidae Moths of South America {{Immidae-stub