Pollex crispus

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

Pollex crispus is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2007. It is known from northern Sulawesi in Indonesia.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewing is narrow and dark brown, although the terminal area is blackish brown. The hindwing is unicolorous brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous brown.

References[edit]

  • Fibiger, Michael (2007). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1567: 1–116.