Temnora marginata

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Temnora marginata is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is known from savannah and woodland in eastern and southern Africa.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Sphingidae
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Temnora marginata
Temnora marginata marginata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. marginata
Binomial name
Temnora marginata
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Darapsa marginata Walker, 1856
  • Diodosida brunnea Rothschild, 1894
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The length of the forewings is 21–23 mm.

Subspecies

  • Temnora marginata marginata
  • Temnora marginata comorana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)

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