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Tactusa minor

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Scientific name
  
Tactusa minor

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tactusa

Rank
  
Species

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

Tactusa minor Wikipedia