Tactusa nilssoni

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Tactusa nilssoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Tactusa
Species: T. nilssoni
Binomial name
Tactusa nilssoni
Fibiger, 2010

Tactusa nilssoni is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from southern Thailand.

The wingspan is 9-10 mm. The ground colour of the forewing is light yellow to brownish yellow, with an acutely-angled blackish patch in the upper medial area and a black subterminal area. Only the subterminal and terminal lines are marked, the former inwardly outlined light yellow and the latter with black interneural spots. The hindwing is dark grey, with a 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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