Tamba delicata
Species of moth
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Tamba delicata is a noctuoid moth in the family Erebidae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1932.[1]
| Tamba delicata | |
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| Bornean specimen from hill mixed dipterocarp forest | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Tamba |
| Species: | T. delicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tamba delicata Prout, 1932 | |
Characteristics
The green patches on a variegated and fasciated grey ground distinguish this species from other congeners.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Borneo, Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, and Java in the lowlands and hill forests.