Tanaoctena ooptila
| Tanaoctena ooptila | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Galacticidae |
| Genus: | Tanaoctena |
| Species: | T. ooptila |
| Binomial name | |
| Tanaoctena ooptila Turner, 1913 | |
Tanaoctena ooptila is a moth in the family Galacticidae. It was described by Turner in 1913.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are ochreous-whitish, with irregular fuscous suffusion which tends to form transverse lines. There is a dark fuscous median discal dot at one-third, and a second before two-thirds. There are two closely approximated lines from the costa at one-fourth, diverging in the disc, the first inwardly curved to one-fourth of the dorsum, the second outwardly to the mid-dorsum. There is a pale area around the first discal dot and there are two suffused lines between this and the second dot. The hindwings are whitish.[2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tanaoctena ooptila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
- ^ Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 38: p. 205
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