Temnora fumosa

Temnora fumosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Temnora
Species:	T. fumosa
Binomial name
	Temnora fumosa; (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
	Zonilia fumosa Walker, 1856; Nephele fallax Rothschild, 1894;

Temnora fumosa is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in most habitats throughout Africa south of the Sahara.[2]

The length of the forewings is 22–28 mm. The forewings are olive brown to dark olive brown, with several oblique darker bands, which are less visible in dark specimens. The apical area is somewhat paler. There is a greyish mark at the costa. The hindwings are darker brown and unmarked. The abdominal tufts of the male are fairly bright red.

Subspecies

Temnora fumosa fumosa
Temnora fumosa albuquerqueae Darge, 1970 (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Temnora fumosa chanudeti Turlin, 1996 (Comoro Islands)

References

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

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. 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.