- Temnora argyropeza
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Temnora argyropeza Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Temnora Species: T. argyropeza Binomial name Temnora argyropeza
(Mabille, 1879)[1]Synonyms - Chaerocampa argyropeza Mabille, 1879
Temnora argyropeza is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Madagascar.[2]
It is very similar to Temnora marginata marginata, but the forewing upperside is lacking the pale oblique line. The hindwing upperside is entirely dark orange-brown, lacking a brown marginal band but thinly edged with blackish-brown.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Temnora/argyropeza.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/jeanhs/XXVI%20No.3%20(115)_1_1967_Carcasson.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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