Tamba dichroma
Appearance
Tamba dichroma | |
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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. dichroma
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Binomial name | |
Tamba dichroma Prout, 1932
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Tamba dichroma is a noctuoid moth in the family Erebidae first described by Prout in 1932.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]This species is really strongly sexually dimorphic.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found in Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Thailand. The species is frequent in the lowlands forests.
References
[edit]- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. ""Tamba" dichroma Prout". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved November 19, 2019.