Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Temnora natalis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Temnora Rank Species | |
Temnora natalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from bush and savanna from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania.
The length of the forewings is 22–24 mm. It is immediately distinguishable from all other Temnora species by the pale grey forewing upperside crossed by a pattern of dark brown transverse lines and with a characteristic pair of black triangular marginal spots. The forewing outer margin is crenulated.
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