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Temnora funebris

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Temnora funebris
Upper side view of a male Temnora funebris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. funebris
Binomial name
Temnora funebris
(Holland, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diodosida funebris Holland, 1893
  • Polyptychus vumbui Stevenson, 1938

Temnora funebris is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is known from the forests of western Africa to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[2]

The length of the forewings is 23–29 mm.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. 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.