Taxonomic Information
Tamba Walker, 1869 species known from Indian subcontinent.
Tamba apicata (Hampson, 1902) (Zethes). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh.
Tamba cautiperas (Hampson, 1912) (Marapana). Sri Lanka.
Tamba decolor (Walker, 1865) (Focilla). India: Uttar Pradesh (TL).
Tamba griseipars Hampson, 1926. Bhutan (TL).
Tamba lahera (Swinhoe, 1897) (Zethes). India: Andaman Is.
Tamba lala (Swinhoe, 1900) (Zethes). India: Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram.
Tamba lineifera (Walker, 1865) (Ephyrodes). Sri Lanka.
Tamba mnionomera Hampson, 1926. India: Karnataka, West Bengal.
Tamba multiplaga (Swinhoe, 1901). India: Meghalaya (Jaintia Hill: TL).
Tamba nigrilinea (Walker, 1869) (Obdora). India: Maharashtra, Mizoram, Andaman Is.; Sri Lanka;
Tamba palliolata (Swinhoe, 1890) (Zethes). Myanmar (TL).
Tamba prunescens Hampson, 1926. India: Sikkim (TL).
Tamba redupilicalis (Walker, [1866]). India (TL).
Tamba rufipennis (Hampson, 1895) (Zethes). Bhutan (TL); Nepal.
Tamba scopulina Hampson, 1926. Myanmar (TL).
Tamba submicacea Walker, 1869. India; Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi: TL).
Tamba venusta (Hampson, 1898) (Egnasia). India: Meghalaya (TL: Khasi Hills), Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal.
Tamba vinolia (Hampson, 1895). India: Sikkim (TL).
Tamba usurpatalis (Walker, [1859]) (Egnasia). Sri Lanka.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Karnataka | |||||||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
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| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Tamba spp. Walker, 1869 – . In Sondhi, S., R.P. Singh, G. Iyer, J. D'silva and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.11. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.mothsofindia.org/tamba-spp, accessed 2025/11/02.