Biology:Temnora plagiata
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Short description: Species of moth
| Temnora plagiata | |
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| Temnora plagiata, male, upperside. Zambia. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Temnora |
| Species: | T. plagiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856[1]
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Temnora plagiata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in Africa.[2]
The length of the forewings is 21–23 mm (0.83–0.91 in).
Subspecies
- Temnora plagiata plagiata (South Africa)
- Temnora plagiata fuscata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (wooded habitats from Malawi to east and central Kenya and southern Ethiopia)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Temnora/radiata.html.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q2687967 entry
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