Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Micronoctuidae Scientific name Pollex hamus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pollex Rank Species | |
Pollex hamus is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from Leyte in the Philippines.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewing is relatively broad and dark brown. The hindwing is very small and unicolorous dark brown, without a discal spot. The ventral part of the hindwing is transformed to a long log-like cylindrical tube. The underside is unicolorous dark brown.
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