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Tamsia

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Tamsia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tamsia
Roepke, 1938
Species:
T. hieroglyphica
Binomial name
Tamsia hieroglyphica
(Swinhoe, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Oxaenanus hieroglyphica Swinhoe, 1902
  • Tamsia elegantula Roepke, 1938

Tamsia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae described by Roepke in 1938. Its only species, Tamsia hieroglyphica, was first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1902. It is found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 5, 2019). "Tamsia Roepke, 1938". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Tamsia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Tamsia Roepke, 1938". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved May 20, 2020.