Grammodes justa

Grammodes justa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Grammodes
Species: G. justa
Binomial name
Grammodes justa
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Grammodes caeca Pagenstecher, 1900
  • Prodotis caeca (Pagenstecher, 1900)

Grammodes justa [1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the northern half of Australia and Papua New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The moths prefer the warmer climate of northern Australia and are considered a pest in the Northern Territory.

References

  1. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. CRC Press. ISBN 0-916846-45-8, ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
  2. (in German) Pagenstecher, 1899.Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-archipels. Zoologica Hft. 27-29.1-267. 2 pl.


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