Pollex merisulawesii

Pollex merisulawesii is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2007. It is known from south-western Sulawesi in Indonesia.

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

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewing is narrow and blackish brown. The hindwing is unicolorous dark brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside 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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