Temnora eranga

Temnora eranga is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to Congo and Uganda and western Kenya.[2]

Temnora eranga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. eranga
Binomial name
Temnora eranga
(Holland, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ocyton eranga Holland, 1889
  • Temnora heringi Gehlen, 1931

The length of the forewings is 16โ€“18 mm. It is similar to Temnora scitula, but distinguishable by the more variegated pattern, the lack of a postmedian translucent spot and another translucent spot being cream rather than white.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1โ€“173 โ€“ via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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