Pollex taurus

Pollex taurus is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2007. It is known from Mindanao in the Philippines.

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

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewing is narrow and light brown, except for the dark brown basal and subterminal areas. 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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