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Tentax scoblei

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Micronoctuidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Tentaxinae

Tentax scoblei is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is found in north-eastern India (the Khasia Hills).

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. The forewings are brown, including subterminal, terminal areas and fringes. There is a black-brown quadrangular patch at the upper medial area. The costa is basally black brown, subapically with small black dots. The crosslines are indistinct and light brown. The terminal line is indicated by indistinct, black-brown interveinal dots. The hindwings are grey. The underside of the forewings is unicolourous brown and the underside of the hindwings is grey with a discal spot.

References

Tentax scoblei Wikipedia