Temnora camerounensis

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Temnora camerounensis
Temnora camerounensis, male, upperside. Nigeria, Ibadan.jpg
Male Temnora camerounensis upper side view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
T. camerounensis
Binomial name
Temnora camerounensis
Clark, 1923[1]

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[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]
  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): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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