Temnora radiata

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Temnora radiata
Temnora radiata, male, upperside. Liberia, Grassfield, Nimba.jpg
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. radiata
Binomial name
Temnora radiata
(Karsch, 1893) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ocyton radiataKarsch, 1893

Temnora radiata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from West Africa to Angola. [2]

It is similar to Temnora mirabilis , but lacks the continuous, evenly curved pale postmedian line on the forewing upperside.

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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.