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Temnora pseudopylas

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Species of moth

Temnora pseudopylas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species: T. pseudopylas
Binomial name
Temnora pseudopylas
(Rothschild, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Lophuron pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894
  • Lophuron brisaeus Wallengren, 1865
  • Temnora congoi Clark, 1936

Temnora pseudopylas is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is very common in eastern and southern Africa, but absent in very dry habitats.

The length of the forewings is 20–22 mm and the wingspan is 42–49 mm.

The larvae feed on Pentas bussei.

Subspecies

  • Temnora pseudopylas pseudopylas
  • Temnora pseudopylas latimargo Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)
  • Temnora pseudopylas leptis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Sierra Leone)

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. 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.
Taxon identifiers
Temnora pseudopylas


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