Temnora fumosa

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

Temnora fumosa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in most habitats throughout Africa south of the Sahara.[2]

The length of the forewings is 22-28 mm. The forewings are olive brown to dark olive brown, with several oblique darker bands, which are less visible in dark specimens. The apical area is somewhat paler. There is a greyish mark at the costa. The hindwings are darker brown and unmarked. The abdominal tufts of the male are fairly bright red.

Subspecies

  • Temnora fumosa fumosa
  • Temnora fumosa albuquerqueae Darge, 1970 (Sao Tomé & Príncipe)
  • Temnora fumosa chanudeti Turlin, 1996 (Comoro Islands)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Temnora/fumosa.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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