Grammodes justa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Grammodes |
| Species: | G. justa
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| Grammodes justa Walker, 1858
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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
[edit]- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 January 2019). "Grammodes justa Walker, 1858". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
- ^ Pagenstecher, Arnold (1899). "Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-archipels". Zoologica. Hft. 27-29: 1-267. 2 pl. (in German)
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