Biology:Temnora livida

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Short description: Species of moth

Temnora livida
Temnora livida, female, upperside. Nigeria, R. Niger, Sapele.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. livida
Binomial name
Temnora livida
Holland, 1889[1]
Synonyms
  • Chaerocampa livida Holland, 1889

Temnora livida is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from the Gambia to Congo and Uganda.[2]

The length of the forewings is 29–34 mm, making it the largest species of the genus Temnora. The head and body are grey, with a dark median line running from the vertex to the base of the abdomen. The forewings are grey with numerous indistinct crenulate dark lines. There is a darker area at the costa near the apex and a squarish dark spot at the inner margin before the tornus. There is also a large, diffuse darker area beyond the middle of the costa. The hindwings are uniformly dark blackish grey with a pale grey spot at the tornus. The abdominal tufts are light red.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1980359 entry