Tamba delicata

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Tamba delicata
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Bornean specimen from hill mixed dipterocarp forest
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tamba
Species:
T. delicata
Binomial name
Tamba delicata
Prout, 1932

Tamba delicata is a noctuoid moth in the family Erebidae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1932. [1]

Characteristics

The green patches on a variegated and fasciated grey ground distinguish this species from other congeners.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Java in the lowlands and hill forests.

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References

  1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tamba delicata Prout". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved November 19, 2019.