Tactusa major

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Tactusa major
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tactusa
Species:
T. major
Binomial name
Tactusa major
Fibiger, 2010

Tactusa major is a moth of the family Erebidae, described in northern Thailand by Michael Fibiger in 2010.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewing is dominated by a blackish oblique band. There is a yellow patch proximal to the apex. The terminal line is indicated by small, black interneural spots. The hindwing is dark grey, with an indistinct discal spot. The underside is unicolorous grey.

References[edit]

  • Fibiger, Michael (2010). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2583: 1–119.