Biology:Temnora scheveni

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Short description: Species of moth

Temnora scheveni
Temnora scheveni, male, upperside. Rwanda, Nyungwe Forest, Nyungwe Village.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. scheveni
Binomial name
Temnora scheveni
Carcasson, 1968[1]

Temnora scheveni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.[2]

The length of the forewings is 22–23 mm. It is similar to Temnora pseudopylas pseudopylas but larger and very much darker. It is immediately distinguishable from all other Temnora species with the yellow on the hindwing upperside in that this colour is restricted to the basal third of the wing, not extending beyond the apex of the discal cell. The forewing upperside is dark brown and more uniformly coloured than Temnora pseudopylas pseudopylas. The hindwing upperside is yellow at the base and dark brown distally, with a conspicuous narrow yellow submarginal line.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7698180 entry