Tampea accepta

Tampea accepta is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1877. It is found on Borneo, the Philippines, Sangihe, Sulawesi, Sula Mangoli and the Kei Islands.[1] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Tampea accepta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Arctiinae
Genus:
Tampea
Species:
T. accepta
Binomial name
Tampea accepta
(Butler, 1877)
Synonyms
  • Setina accepta Butler, 1877
  • Graptasura bitincta Rothschild, 1913

The forewings are dull orange yellow. The hindwings are paler.[2]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Tampea accepta (Butler, 1877)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tampea accepta Butler comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved October 15, 2019.


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