Biology:Temnora eranga

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Short description: Species of moth

Temnora eranga
Temnora eranga, male, upperside. Uganda, Ankole, Falinzu Forest.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. eranga
Binomial name
Temnora eranga
Synonyms
  • Ocyton eranga Holland, 1889
  • Temnora heringi Gehlen, 1931

Temnora eranga is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to Congo and Uganda and western Kenya.[1]

The length of the forewings is 16–18 mm.

References

  1. 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111621#page/279/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2584021 entry