Temnora spiritus

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Temnora spiritus
Temnora spiritus akissi, female, upperside. Nigeria, Ilesha.jpg
Female Temnora spiritus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Temnora
Species:
T. spiritus
Binomial name
Temnora spiritus
(Holland, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ocyton spiritus Holland, 1893
  • Temnora spiritus parvus Kernbach, 1963

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

The length of the forewings is 19–20 mm. It is similar in shape and markings to Temnora plagiata plagiata but much paler overall, dark buff to creamy buff. The forewing outer margin is denticulate and the apex truncate-sinuate. The forewing upperside has a costal patch which is narrower than in Temnora plagiata plagiata. The hindwing is shaded with burnt amber-brown. The marginal band is brown

Subspecies[]

  • Temnora spiritus spiritus
  • Temnora spiritus akissi Pierre, 1989 (Nigeria)

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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