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Temnora reutlingeri

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Temnora reutlingeri
Temnora reutlingeri, female, upperside 12m .
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T. reutlingeri
Binomial name
Temnora reutlingeri
(Holland, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ocyton reutlingeri Holland, 1889

Temnora reutlingeri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Nigeria to Gabon.[2]

It is similar to Temnora griseata ugandae and shows the same dimorphism in forewing upperside pattern, but it differs in forewing upperside ground colour, which is brownish, and in characters of the genitalia.

Subspecies

  • Temnora reutlingeri reutlingeri
  • Temnora reutlingeri bousqueti Darge, 1989 (Bioko)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ 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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.