Temnora rattrayi

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Temnora rattrayi
Temnora rattrayi rattrayi, female, upperside. Democratic Republic of Congo, Belg. Congo, Banga Manteke.jpg
Upper side view of a female Temnora rattrayi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. rattrayi
Binomial name
Temnora rattrayi
Rothschild, 1894 [1]

Temnora rattrayi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests in Congo and Uganda. [2]

The length of the forewings is about 16 mm for males and 17–21 mm for females.

Subspecies

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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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