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Temnora murina

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Temnora murina

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Temnora

Rank
  
Species

Temnora murina is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa.

The forewing outer margin is evenly convex and only very slightly excavated below apex and above the tornus. The forewing upperside ground colour is pale greyish brown. The subbasal, antemedian and postmedian bands are double and curved and the submarginal band is represented by a double row of vein-dots. The outer margin has a dark spot below the apex. The hindwing upperside is brownish orange with a brown marginal band.

References

Temnora murina Wikipedia