Temnora murina

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Temnora murina
Temnora murina, male, upperside. South Africa, Natal, Isipingo.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. murina
Binomial name
Temnora murina
Walker, 1856 [1]
Synonyms
  • Diodosida murinaWalker, 1856
  • Ocyton tyrrhusBoisduval, 1875

Temnora murina is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa. [2]

The forewing outer margin is evenly convex and only very slightly excavated below apex and above the tornus. The forewing upperside ground colour is pale greyish brown. The subbasal, antemedian and postmedian bands are double and curved and the submarginal band is represented by a double row of vein-dots. The outer margin has a dark spot below the apex. The hindwing upperside is brownish orange with a brown marginal band.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-10-25.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  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.