| Temnora natalis | |
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| Temnora natalis, male, upperside | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Temnora |
| Species: | T. natalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Temnora natalis Walker, 1856 | |
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Temnora natalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from bush and savanna from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania.
The length of the forewings is 22–24 mm. It is immediately distinguishable from all other Temnora species by the pale grey forewing upperside crossed by a pattern of dark brown transverse lines and with a characteristic pair of black triangular marginal spots. The forewing outer margin is crenulated.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- 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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| Temnora natalis | |
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