bio.wikisort.org - AnimalTemnora zantus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests in Congo and Uganda.[2]
Species of moth
Temnora zantus |
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Scientific classification  |
Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
Class: |
Insecta |
Order: |
Lepidoptera |
Family: |
Sphingidae |
Genus: |
Temnora |
Species: |
T. zantus |
Binomial name |
Temnora zantus
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) [1] |
Synonyms |
- Aspledon dorus Boisduval, 1875
- Enyo excisa Walker, 1856
- Lophura zantus Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
- Temnora brunnescens Clark, 1919
- Pseudenyo zantus apiciplaga Karsch, 1891
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It is superficially similar to Temnora atrofasciata, but the forewing outer margin is crenulated and the forewing upperside has a pale apical area separated from the dark brown median area by a distinct narrow white line and beyond which is a line of dark brown spots. The forewing inner margin is deeply concave before the tornus. The abdominal tergites have a white dot on the lower edges. The abdominal sternites have two rows of blackish spots.
Subspecies
- Temnora zantus zantus (South Africa)
- Temnora zantus apiciplaga (Karsch, 1891) (Cameroon to Uganda and western Kenya)
- Temnora zantus curvilimes Hering, 1927 (forest and woodland from Zimbabwe and Mozambique to Malawi, Tanzania and the coast of Kenya)
References
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