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