Temnora rungwe

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Temnora rungwe
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. rungwe
Binomial name
Temnora rungwe
Darge, 2004 [1]

Temnora rungwe is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanzania and Malawi. [2] [1]

It is very similar to Temnora burdoni , but the antennae are slightly shorter and the forewing outer margin is more strongly excavated below the apex and above the tornus.

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References

  1. 1 2 Kitching, Ian (9 August 2013). "Temnora rungwe [Darge, 2004]". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory.
  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.