Tamba delicata is a noctuoid moth in the family Erebidae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1932.[1]
Tamba delicata | |
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Bornean specimen from hill mixed dipterocarp forest | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Tamba |
Species: | T. delicata
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Binomial name | |
Tamba delicata Prout, 1932
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Characteristics edit
The green patches on a variegated and fasciated grey ground distinguish this species from other congeners.
Distribution and habitat edit
It is found in Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Java in the lowlands and hill forests.
References edit
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tamba delicata Prout". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved November 19, 2019.