Duplex halmaherensis

Duplex halmaherensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Duplex
Species: D. halmaherensis
Binomial name
Duplex halmaherensis
Fibiger, 2008

Duplex halmaherensis is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the Halmahera and Tenimber islands.

The wingspan is 7.5-8 mm. The forewing is grey, but the medial area is dark grey and the upper half of the postmedial area is light grey. The reniform stigma is bright, ovoid and yellow. All crosslines are present and black. The antemedial and postmedial lines are prominent, the former being sharply angled subcostally, the latter waved. The subterminal line is waved and the terminal line is marked by tight black interveinal spots. The hindwing is dark grey, without a discal spot. The underside of the forewing is light brown, while the underside of the hindwing is light grey.

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