Tactusa nilssoni
Tactusa nilssoni is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from southern Thailand.
| Tactusa nilssoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Tactusa |
| Species: | T. nilssoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Tactusa nilssoni Fibiger, 2010 | |
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, Michael (2010). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2583: 1–119.
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