Temnora marginata

Temnora marginata
Temnora marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species: T. marginata
Binomial name
Temnora marginata
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Darapsa marginata Walker, 1856
  • Diodosida brunnea Rothschild, 1894

Temnora marginata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Savanna and woodland in eastern and southern Africa.[2]

The length of the forewings is 21–23 mm. The forewing outer margin is even, excavate below the apex and above the tornus and convex between. The forewing upperside ground colour is dark brown with purple overtones. The hindwings are dark orange-brown, with an inconspicuous brown marginal band.

Subspecies

  • Temnora marginata marginata
  • Temnora marginata comorana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Temnora/argyropeza.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ "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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