Grammodes justa Walker, 1858 is a animal in the Erebidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Grammodes justa Walker, 1858

Grammodes justa Walker, 1858

Grammodes justa, the plain box-owlet, is a 40 mm wingspan Noctuidae moth found in northern Australia and Papua New Guinea, and a pest in Australia's Northern Territory.

Family
Genus
Grammodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Grammodes justa Walker, 1858

Grammodes justa, commonly known as the plain box-owlet, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. It was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1858. This species is distributed across the northern half of Australia and Papua New Guinea. The adult moth has a wingspan of approximately 40 mm. The moths favor the warmer climate of northern Australia, and they are classified as a pest in the Northern Territory of Australia.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Erebidae Grammodes

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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