Pollex archi
Encyclopedia
Pollex archi is a moth
of the Micronoctuidae
family. It is known from the Kangean Islands
.
The wingspan
is about 12 mm. The forewing is narrow and blackish brown, although the medial area is lighter brown. The hindwing is unicolorous grey brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous grey 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 the Kangean Islands
Kangean Islands
The Kangean Islands form an archipelago part of Indonesia, are located in the Java Sea approximately north of Bali and 120 km east of Madura Island. The islands are administratively a part of Sumenep Regency within East Java province.The largest island, at about 490 km², is Kangean Island...
.
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 about 12 mm. The forewing is narrow and blackish brown, although the medial area is lighter brown. The hindwing is unicolorous grey brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous grey brown.