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Tamba dichroma

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

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

Characteristics

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This species is really strongly sexually dimorphic.

Distribution and habitat

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It is found in Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Thailand. The species is frequent in the lowlands forests.

References

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