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Tactusa constrictor

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Tactusa constrictor

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tactusa

Rank
  
Species

Tactusa constrictor is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from southern Laos, in Southeast Asia.

Description

The wingspan is about 9 mm.

The forewing is relatively short and broad. The ground colour is whitish, with a basal-costal patch and a dorso-medial triangular patch. It is white between the basal and antemedial lines, and between the triangular patch and subterminal line.

The subterminal and terminal areas, including the fringes are blackish brown, except for the large white costal patch. The crosslines are invisible and the terminal line is dotted and weakly marked.

The hindwing is white, with an indistinct discal spot and the underside is unicolorous grey.

References

Tactusa constrictor Wikipedia