Biology:Tactusa spadix

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Tactusa spadix is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Michael Fibiger in 2010. It is known from southern Laos, in Southeast Asia.

Description

The wingspan of Tactusa spadix is about 12 mm.

The ground colour of the forewings is brown, with a very large black triangular patch, including the fringes, that extends from the antemedial point on the costa to the apex and to the tornal edge. There is a large, light-brown patch present inside this large patch, located close to the apex. Only the terminal lines are visible as blackish-brown interneural spots.

The hindwing is dark grey, with an indistinct discal spot and the underside is unicolorous grey.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7674178 entry