Pollex modus

Pollex modus is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2007. It is known from Borneo.

Pollex modus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pollex
Species:
P. modus
Binomial name
Pollex modus
Fibiger, 2008

The wingspan is about 7.5 mm. The forewing is relatively narrow and blackish brown. The hindwing is unicolorous brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous brown.

References

  • Fibiger, Michael (2007). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1567: 1–116.


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