Pollex sansdigit
Pollex sansdigit is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2007. It is known from Mindanao in the Philippines.
| Pollex sansdigit | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Pollex |
| Species: | P. sansdigit |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollex sansdigit Fibiger, 2007 | |
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewing is relatively broad and dark brown. The hindwing is very small and unicolorous dark brown, without a discal spot. The ventral part of the hindwing is transformed to a long log-like cylindrical tube. The underside is unicolorous dark 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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