Duplex pullata is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Micronoctuidae

Micronoctuidae

The Micronoctuidae are a family of moths that includes about 400 described species. The family was first described in 2005.Micronoctua karsholti is the smallest of all species in the Noctuoidea superfamily.-Taxonomic History:...

 family. It is known from the northern parts of the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

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 and the north-eastern part of Western Australia

Western Australia

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The wingspan

Wingspan

The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...

is 10-11 mm. The forewing is relatively long. The crosslines are all present, often broken, black and waved. The terminal line is marked by dense black interneural spots. The hindwing is grey, without a discal spot and the underside of the forewing is grey, while the underside of the hindwing is grey, with an indistinct discal spot.