Grammodes justa | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Grammodes |
Species: | G. justa |
Binomial name | |
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.