Duplex pullata

Duplex pullata
Duplex pullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Duplex
Species: D. pullata
Binomial name
Duplex pullata
Fibiger, 2010

Duplex pullata is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the northern parts of the Northern Territory and the north-eastern part of Western Australia.

The wingspan is 10-11 mm. The forewing is relatively long. The crosslines are all present, often broken, black and waved. The terminal line is marked by dense black interneural spots. The hindwing is grey, without a discal spot and the underside of the forewing is grey, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with an indistinct discal spot.

References

  • Fibiger, M. 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. Zootaxa, 2583: 1–119. Preview