Grammodes justa

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Grammodes justa
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Grammodes
Species:
G. justa
Binomial name
Grammodes justa
Walker, 1858
Synonyms
  • Grammodes caeca Pagenstecher, 1900
  • Prodotis caeca (Pagenstecher, 1900)

Grammodes justa, the plain box-owlet,[1] is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[2] It is found in the northern half of Australia and Papua New Guinea.[3]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The moths prefer the warmer climate of northern Australia and are considered a pest in the Northern Territory.

References

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  2. ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. [1]. CRC Press. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  3. ^ Pagenstecher, Arnold (1899). "Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-archipels". Zoologica. Hft. 27-29: 1-267. 2 pl. (in German)

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