Tactusa minor
| Tactusa minor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Tactusa |
| Species: | T. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Tactusa minor Fibiger, 2010 | |
Tactusa minor is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from northern Thailand.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewing has a very large, blackish triangular patch, extending from the antemedial point on the costa to the apex, and to the tornus. Only the subterminal and terminal are lines visible, the former line is white, jagged, and latter marked by dark brown spots. The hindwing is dark grey, with an indistinct discal spot and the underside is unicolorous grey.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. Zootaxa, 2583: 1–119. Preview
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