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Temnora pseudopylas

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Temnora pseudopylas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. pseudopylas
Binomial name
Temnora pseudopylas
Synonyms
  • Lophuron pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894
  • Lophuron brisaeus Wallengren, 1865
  • Temnora congoi Clark, 1936

Temnora pseudopylas is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is very common in eastern and southern Africa, but absent in very dry habitats.[2]

The length of the forewings is 20–22 mm and the wingspan is 42–49 mm.

The larvae feed on Pentas bussei.

Subspecies

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  • Temnora pseudopylas pseudopylas
  • Temnora pseudopylas latimargo Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)
  • Temnora pseudopylas leptis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Sierra Leone)

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ 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.