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Temnora rattrayi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Scientific name
  
Temnora rattrayi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Temnora

Rank
  
Subspecies

Temnora rattrayi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests in Congo and Uganda.

The length of the forewings is about 16 mm for males and 17–21 mm for females. The upperside of the head, thorax and abdomen are olive-brown with a blackish brown medial line on the head and thorax. The underside of the head, thorax and abdomen underside are brownish-buff. The forewing upperside has basal and antemedian bands. There is a triangular brown band, distally bordered by a thin white line followed by a darker line. There is also a triangular patch distal to these lines not strongly contrasting with the rest of the wing. The hindwing upperside is mummy-brown, with a paler submarginal line at the tornus.

Subspecies

  • Temnora rattrayi rattrayi
  • Temnora rattrayi hassoni Cadiou, 2003 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • References

    Temnora rattrayi Wikipedia