''Tanaoctena pygmaeodes'' is a
moth in the family
Galacticidae
Galacticidae is a recently recognised and enigmatic family of insects in the lepidopteran order. These moderate sized moths are 8–17 mm in wingspan and have previously been embedded within several lepidopteran superfamilies (Tineoidea: ...
. It was described by
Turner in 1926. It is found in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, where it has been recorded from
Tasmania.
The
wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are fuscous with variably developed white transverse strigulae. These combine to form two fasciae, the first antemedian, moderately broad, outwardly curved, its outer edge angled above the middle. The second is ill-defined and broad on the costa from the middle to three-fourths, narrowing
to a point at the tornus. There is some irregular ochreous irroration and there are two dark fuscous discal dots in the fasciae, the first beyond one-third, the second at
two-thirds. There are also some ochreous-whitish terminal dots. The hindwings are fuscous.
Description of ''Cylicophora collina'' in Pap. Proc. R. Soc. Tasm. 1926 : 155
References
Moths described in 1926
Galacticidae
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