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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)

Grammodes justa, the plain box-owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in the northern half of Australia and Papua New Guinea.

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

References

1. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 January 2019). "Grammodes justa Walker, 1858". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
2. Poole, R. W. (1989). Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fascicle 118, Noctuidae. Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-916846-45-9.
3. Pagenstecher, Arnold (1899). "Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-archipels". Zoologica. Hft. 27-29: 1-267. 2 pl. (in German)

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