Tampea reversa is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found on Borneo and Java.[1] The habitat consists of lowland areas and lower montane forests.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
Genus: | Tampea |
Species: | T. reversa
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Binomial name | |
Tampea reversa (Walker, 1862)
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Adults males are pale orange yellow. Females have a deeper forewing colour and a grey hindwing with yellow fringes.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Tampea reversa (Walker, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ The Moths of Borneo
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.