Pollex jurivetei
Encyclopedia
Pollex jurivetei is a moth
of the Micronoctuidae
family. It is known from western Seram
.
The wingspan
is 9-10 mm. The forewing is narrow and brown, with a black-brown costa in the medial area. The hindwing is unicolorous brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous brown.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Micronoctuidae
Micronoctuidae
The Micronoctuidae are a family of moths that includes about 400 described species. The family was first described in 2005.Micronoctua karsholti is the smallest of all species in the Noctuoidea superfamily.-Taxonomic History:...
family. It is known from western Seram
Seram
Seram is an island in the Maluku province of Indonesia. It is located north of Ambon Island. The chief port/town is Masohi.- Geography and geology :...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 9-10 mm. The forewing is narrow and brown, with a black-brown costa in the medial area. The hindwing is unicolorous brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous brown.