Tactusa discrepans | |
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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.