Tactusa nieukerkeni
| Tactusa nieukerkeni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micronoctuidae |
| Genus: | Tactusa |
| Species: | T. nieukerkeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Tactusa nieukerkeni Fibiger, 2010 | |
Tactusa nieukerkeni is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from northern Vietnam.
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The ground colour of the forewing is light yellow, with an acutely angled blackish patch in the upper medial area, a black subterminal area and a small black patch on the costa between the medial patch and the apex. Only the subterminal and terminal lines are indicated, the former inwardly outlined by light yellow and the latter by interneural black spots. The hindwing is dark grey, with a discal spot and the underside is unicolorous grey.
References
- Fibiger, M. 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. Zootaxa, 2583: 1–119. Preview
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