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


Adults have been recorded in April, July and October.
Adults have been recorded in April, July and October.


The [[wingspan]] is about 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.
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.

==Subspecies==
*''Tactusa discrepans discrepans'' (northern Thailand)
*''Tactusa discrepans yunnanensis'' <small>Fibiger, 2011</small> (Yunnan)


== References ==
== References ==
* {{aut|Fibiger, M.}} 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/index.html ''Zootaxa'',] '''2583''': 1–119. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02583p119f.pdf Preview]
* {{aut|Fibiger, M.}} 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/index.html ''Zootaxa'',] '''2583''': 1–119. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2010/f/z02583p119f.pdf Preview]
* {{aut|Fibiger, M.}} 2011: Five new species and one new subspecies of Micronoctuidae from China, with a checklist of Chinese species, including Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea, Micronoctuidae). [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/index.html ''Zootaxa'',] '''2777''': 1–13. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02777p053f.pdf Preview]


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T. discrepans
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Tactusa discrepans
Fibiger, 2010

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

Subspecies

  • Tactusa discrepans discrepans (northern Thailand)
  • Tactusa discrepans yunnanensis Fibiger, 2011 (Yunnan)

References

  • Fibiger, M. 2010: Revision of the Micronoctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea) Part 3, Taxonomy of the Tactusinae. Zootaxa, 2583: 1–119. Preview
  • Fibiger, M. 2011: Five new species and one new subspecies of Micronoctuidae from China, with a checklist of Chinese species, including Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea, Micronoctuidae). Zootaxa, 2777: 1–13. Preview