Pollex furca

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

Pollex furca is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2007. It is known from northern Sulawesi in Indonesia.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewing is narrow and light brown, although the subterminal area is dark brown. The hindwing is unicolorous brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous brown.

References[edit]

  • Fibiger, Michael (2007). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 1, Taxonomy of the Pollexinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1567: 1–116.