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Temnora peckoveri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Temnora peckoveri

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Temnora

Rank
  
Species

Temnora peckoveri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar.

The forewing upperside is very similar to Temnora fumosa fumosa, but the ground colour is darker brown so that the dark antemedian and postmedian bands are not as conspicuous. The hindwing underside ground colour is grey. The median band is inconspicuous except for a strong black spot.

References

Temnora peckoveri Wikipedia