Tarsolepis malayana is a moth in the family Notodontidae. Previously the species was treated as a subspecies of Tarsolepis rufobrunnea.[1]
Tarsolepis malayana | |
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Borneo, Trusmadi hill forest | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Subfamily: | Dudusinae |
Genus: | Tarsolepis |
Species: | T. malayana |
Binomial name | |
Tarsolepis malayana Nakamura, 1976 | |
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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]
The species is found in India, Burma and widely distributed in Sundaland. It prefers lowland rain forests.[2]
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