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Temnora plagiata
Temnora plagiata, male, upperside. Zambia.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Temnora
Species:	T. plagiata
Binomial name
Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856
Synonyms
Aspledon dicanus Boisduval, 1875 Lophuron maculatum Rothschild, 1894 Panacra confusa Walker, 1856

Temnora plagiata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Africa.

The length of the forewings is 21–23 mm (0.83–0.91 in).

Subspecies

• Temnora plagiata plagiata (South Africa)
• Temnora plagiata fuscata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (wooded habitats from Malawi to east and central Kenya and southern Ethiopia)

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. 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): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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