Tentax makasi

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Tentax makasi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tentax
Species:
T. makasi
Binomial name
Tentax makasi
Fibiger, 2011

Tentax makasi is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi).

The wingspan is about 10 mm (0.39 in). The forewings are light grey, with brown subterminal and terminal areas, including the fringes. The costa is basally black, subapically with small, black dots. The crosslines are weakly defined, except the prominent, black antemedial line. The terminal line is weakly indicated by black interveinal dots. The hindwings are grey with an indistinct discal spot. The underside of the forewings is unicolorous light brown and the underside of the hindwings is grey with an indistinct discal spot.

References[edit]

  • Fibiger, Michael (2011). "Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Part 4, Taxonomy of the subfamilies Tentaxinae and Micronoctuinae" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2842: 1–188.