Biology:Tamba coeruleobasis

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Short description: Species of moth

Tamba coeruleobasis
Tamba coeruleobasis.jpg
Bornean specimen from hill mixed dipterocarp forest
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T. coeruleobasis
Binomial name
Tamba coeruleobasis
Kobes, 1989

Tamba coeruleobasis is a noctuoid moth in the family Erebidae first described by Lutz W. R. Kobes in 1989.[1]

Characteristics

The medial area of the forewing is broadly unmarked from the irregularly black-bordered blue basal patch to the fine, irregular to zigzag paler fasciae in the marginal zone; these cross a triangular darker area at the apex.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia in the lowlands and hill forests.

References

  1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tamba coeruleobasis Kobes". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-15-16/saroba/saroba_11_13.php. Retrieved November 19, 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13521471 entry