Pollex sansdigit
| Pollex sansdigit | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Pollex |
| Species: | P. sansdigit |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollex sansdigit Fibiger, 2007 | |
Pollex sansdigit is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Mindanao in the Philippines.
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewing is relatively broad and dark brown. The hindwing is very small and unicolorous dark brown, without a discal spot. The ventral part of the hindwing is transformed to a long log-like cylindrical tube. The underside is unicolorous dark 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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