Grammodes justa
Species of moth
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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]
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| 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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The wingspan is about 40 mm. The moths prefer the warmer climate of northern Australia and are considered a pest in the Northern Territory.
