Duplex pullata

Duplex pullata is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from the northern parts of Australia's Northern Territory and the north-eastern part of the state of Western Australia.

Duplex pullata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Duplex
Species:
D. pullata
Binomial name
Duplex pullata
Fibiger, 2010

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewing is relatively long. The crosslines are all present, often broken, black and waved. The terminal line is marked by dense black interneural spots. The hindwing is grey, without a discal spot and the underside of the forewing is grey, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with an indistinct discal spot.

References

  • Fibiger, Michael (2010). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2583: 1–119.


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