Pollex paramaxima
Encyclopedia
Pollex paramaxima is a moth
of the Micronoctuidae
family. It is known from central Lombok
.
The wingspan
is about 12 mm. The forewing is narrow and light brown, with the costa blackish brown in the medial area. 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 central Lombok
Lombok
Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east...
.
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 light brown, with the costa blackish brown in the medial area. The hindwing is unicolorous grey brown with an indistinct black discal spot and the underside unicolorous grey brown.