Temnora nitida

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Temnora nitida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. nitida
Binomial name
Temnora nitida
Jordan, 1920 [1]

Temnora nitida is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar. [2]

The length of the forewings is about 26 mm. It is similar to Temnora murina , but the forewing is more excavated below the apex and above the tornus and the forewing upperside has a broad olive-brown band of equal width running from the middle of the costa to the outer margin, its distal edge is highlighted with a pale coloration. The hindwing upperside is orange with a diffuse, slightly darker marginal band.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. 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.


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