Temnora plagiata | |
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Temnora plagiata, male, upperside. Zambia. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Temnora |
Species: | T. plagiata
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Binomial name | |
Temnora plagiata | |
Synonyms | |
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Temnora plagiata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Africa.[2]
The length of the forewings is 21–23 mm (0.83–0.91 in).
Subspecies
[edit]- Temnora plagiata plagiata (South Africa)
- Temnora plagiata fuscata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (wooded habitats from Malawi to east and central Kenya and southern Ethiopia)
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ 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.