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Tamba coeruleobasis

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Tamba coeruleobasis
Bornean specimen from hill mixed dipterocarp forest
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tamba
Species:
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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tamba coeruleobasis Kobes". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved November 19, 2019.