Potnyctycia taiwana is a species of moth that belongs to the family Noctuidae. It is native to Taiwan.
Description They are similar in appearance to Potnyctycia nemesi, being hardly distinguishable externally. This species is however is easily distinguished by its male genitalia, female genitalia are similar to P. nemesi.
Taxonomic history This species originally placed into the genus Antivaleria before being reassigned to Potnyctycia. Its placement into its current genus was due to the discovery on a series of large A. taiwana which revealed that there were two species which are partly sympatric.
References