Pollex kangeani
| Pollex kangeani | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Pollex |
| Species: | P. kangeani |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollex kangeani Fibiger, 2007 | |
Pollex kangeani is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the Kangean Islands and Java.
The wingspan is 8-9 mm. The forewing is brown, suffused with black scales. The hindwing is unicolorous greyish-brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous greyish-brown brown.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2007: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae. Zootaxa, 1567: 1-116. Abstract & excerpt
- Fibiger, M. 2008: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 2, Taxonomy of the Belluliinae, Magninae and Parachrostiinae. Zootaxa, 1867: 1-136. Abstract & excerpt
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