Tamba coeruleobasis

Tamba coeruleobasis
Bornean specimen from hill mixed dipterocarp forest
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Boletobiinae
Tribe: Incertae sedis
Genus: Tamba
Species: T. coeruleobasis
Binomial name
Tamba coeruleobasis
Kobes, 1989

Tamba coeruleobasis is a species of noctuoid moths in the family Erebidae.

Characteristics

The medial area of the forewing is broadly unmarked from the irregularly black-bordered blue basal patch to the fine, irregular to zig-zag 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.

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