''Metacausta'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. Its only species, ''Metacausta ustata'', is found in what was then described as Khasis. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson, the genus in 1910 and the species twelve years earlier in 1898.

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Acontiinae Monotypic moth genera Noctuoidea genera {{Acontiinae-stub