Tamba dichroma is a noctuoid moth in the family Erebidae first described by Prout in 1932.[1]
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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Characteristics
editThis species is really strongly sexually dimorphic.
Distribution and habitat
editIt 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.