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
  • Ocyton spiritus Holland, 1893
  • Temnora spiritus parvus Kernbach, 1963

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

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, December 11, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.