Tactusa discrepans

Tactusa discrepans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micronoctuidae
Genus: Tactusa
Species: T. discrepans
Binomial name
Tactusa discrepans
Fibiger, 2010

Tactusa discrepans is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from northern Thailand and Yunnan and Guizhou in China.

Adults have been recorded in April, July and October.

The wingspan is 9.5-12 mm. There is a very large triangular, black patch on the forewing, including the fringes, that extends from the antemedial point on the costa to the apex and to the tornal edge. There are a few light-brown patches present within the large patch. Parts of the postmedial and subterminal lines are present, they are light brown. The terminal lines are indicated by blackish-brown interneural spots. Parts of the fringes are basally light brown, together forming a line. The hindwing is dark grey, with an indistinct discal spot and the underside is unicolorous grey.

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