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Tactusa artus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Tactusa artus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tactusa

Rank
  
Species

Tactusa artus is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from north-western Thailand.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewing is long and narrow. The ground colour is yellowish, with a basal-costal patch and a dorso-medial triangular patch. It is yellowish between the basal and the antemedial lines. All subterminal and terminal areas, except for four small beige costal dots, are blackish brown, including the fringes. The subterminal and terminal lines are beige. The hindwing is whitish grey, with an indistinct discal spot and the underside is unicolorous grey.

References

Tactusa artus Wikipedia


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