About Imma mylias Meyrick, 1906
Imma mylias is a moth species in the family Immidae. It is native to Sri Lanka, India, the Andaman Islands, the Philippines, and Taiwan, and is an introduced species in Hawaii. This moth has a wingspan of 20–22 mm. Its forewings are light fuscous with a faint purplish tinge, and are densely covered with pale ochreous-yellowish hair-scales. There are obscure, short, oblique ochreous-yellowish streaks on the costa at its middle and three-quarters position; the first streak is rarely extended as a faint zig-zag line to three-quarters of the dorsum. A round dark fuscous discal dot is located at three-fifths of the forewing, and a second indistinct dot is sometimes present above it. A line of dark scales borders the costal streak. A fine ochreous-yellowish line runs around the apex and termen of the forewing; this line is bordered by a fine blackish marginal line at the apex and upper termen, and by dark fuscous dots at the lower termen. The hindwings are fuscous, turning dark fuscous towards the posterior area. Larvae of Imma mylias have been reared from pupae found on banana leaves, and can also be reared on the foliage of Albizzia species, including Albizia saman, Acacia farnesiana, and Pithecellobium dulce. The larvae are green. They leave their feeding sites to pupate under bark or in leaf litter. The pupa develops inside a loosely woven cocoon.
