Biology:Pollex sansdigit

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Pollex sansdigit is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2007. 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

Wikidata ☰ Q10808182 entry