Biology:Temnora rattrayi
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Short description: Species of moth
| Temnora rattrayi | |
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| Upper side view of a female Temnora rattrayi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Temnora |
| Species: | T. rattrayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Temnora rattrayi Rothschild, 1894[1]
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Temnora rattrayi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests in Congo and Uganda.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 16 mm for males and 17–21 mm for females.
Subspecies
- Temnora rattrayi rattrayi
- Temnora rattrayi hassoni Cadiou, 2003 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Temnora/hollandi.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 ☰ Q2656099 entry
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