Pollex archi

Pollex archi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2007. It is known from the Kangean Islands of Indonesia.

Pollex archi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Pollex
Species:
P. archi
Binomial name
Pollex archi
Fibiger, 2007

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewing is narrow and blackish brown, although the medial area is lighter brown. The hindwing is unicolorous grey brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous grey 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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