Pollex maxima
Pollex maxima is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2007. It is known from Java.
| Pollex maxima | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Pollex |
| Species: | P. maxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollex maxima Fibiger, 2007 | |
The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewing is relatively broad and long and brown, with the costa blackish brown in the medial area. 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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