Temnora rattrayi

Temnora rattrayi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests in Congo and Uganda.[2]

Temnora rattrayi
Upper side view of a female Temnora rattrayi
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T. rattrayi
Binomial name
Temnora rattrayi

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

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. 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.


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