Temnora camerounensis
Temnora camerounensis | |
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Male Temnora camerounensis upper side view | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | T. camerounensis
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Temnora camerounensis |
Temnora camerounensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Cameroon, Gabon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Nigeria.[2]
It is similar to Temnora rattrayi rattrayi, but the markings on the forewing are more distinct. The forewing upperside has the subbasal and median bands only faintly indicated.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 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): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Categories:
- Temnora
- Moths described in 1923
- Insects of Cameroon
- Insects of West Africa
- Fauna of the Central African Republic
- Fauna of Gabon
- Moths of Africa
- Macroglossini stubs