Tactusa major

Tactusa major is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from northern Thailand.

Tactusa major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tactusa
Species:
T. major
Binomial name
Tactusa major
Fibiger, 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. There is only a terminal line, indicated by small, black interneural spots. The hindwing is dark grey, with an indistinct discal spot. The underside is unicolorous grey.

References

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


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