Temnora angulosa

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Temnora angulosa
Temnora angulosa, female, upperside. Cameroon, Ja River, Bitje.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. angulosa
Binomial name
Temnora angulosa
Synonyms
  • Temnora bicolorGehlen, 1951

Temnora angulosa is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nigeria to Congo. [2]

The length of the forewings is about 32 mm. It is an unmistakable species. The forewing outer margin is straight except for a bluntly triangular projection. The forewing upperside is distinctly bicoloured, dark brown basally and grey-brown distally, these areas divided by a distinct irregular line running from the middle of the costa to the tornus.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. 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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