Tarsolepis malayana
Appearance
Tarsolepis malayana | |
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Borneo, Trusmadi hill forest | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Tarsolepis |
Species: | T. malayana
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Binomial name | |
Tarsolepis malayana Nakamura, 1976
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Tarsolepis malayana is a moth in the family Notodontidae. Previously the species was treated as a subspecies of Tarsolepis rufobrunnea.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]The submarginal area, which touches the upper silver spot, is pale orange-brown filled and curved. The ground colour of the wings is fuscous violet-brown. The underside of the thorax displays a prominent red brush.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The species is found in India, Burma and widely distributed in Sundaland. It prefers lowland rain forests.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Schintlmeister, Alexander; Pinratana, Pinratana (2006). Moth of Thailand, Vol. 5: Notodontidae. Bangkok: St. Gabriel. ISBN 9789748814940.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel (1983). The Moths of Borneo, Part 4: Notodontidae. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Nature Society & Southdene Sdn Bhd.