Tampea accepta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found on Borneo, the Philippines, Sangihe, Sulawesi, Sula Mangoli and the Kei Islands.[1] The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Tampea accepta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Tampea |
Species: | T. accepta
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Binomial name | |
Tampea accepta (Butler, 1877)
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The forewings are dull orange yellow. The hindwings are paler.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Tampea accepta (Butler, 1877)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tampea accepta Butler comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.