Temnora spiritus
| Temnora spiritus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Temnora |
| Species: | T. spiritus |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnora spiritus (Holland, 1893)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Temnora spiritus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to Congo, Uganda and western Kenya.[2]
The length of the forewings is 19–20 mm. It is similar in shape and markings to Temnora plagiata plagiata but much paler overall, dark buff to creamy buff. The forewing outer margin is denticulate and the apex truncate-sinuate. The forewing upperside has a costal patch which is narrower than in Temnora plagiata plagiata. The hindwing is shaded with burnt amber-brown. The marginal band is brown
Subspecies
- Temnora spiritus spiritus
- Temnora spiritus akissi Pierre, 1989 (Nigeria)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.