Pollex maxima
| Pollex maxima | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Pollex |
| Species: | P. maxima |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollex maxima Fibiger, 2007 | |
Pollex maxima is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Java.
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, M. 2007: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae. Zootaxa, 1567: 1-116. Abstract & excerpt
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