Grammodes justa

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]

Grammodes justa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Grammodes
Species:	G. justa
Binomial name
Grammodes justa Walker, 1858
Synonyms
Grammodes caeca Pagenstecher, 1900 Prodotis caeca (Pagenstecher, 1900)

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The moths prefer the warmer climate of northern Australia and are considered a pest in the Northern Territory.

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