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Temnora rungwe

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Temnora rungwe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. rungwe
Binomial name
Temnora rungwe
Darge, 2004[1]

Temnora rungwe is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanzania and Malawi.[2][1]

It is very similar to Temnora burdoni, but the antennae are slightly shorter and the forewing outer margin is more strongly excavated below the apex and above the tornus.

References

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  1. ^ a b Kitching, Ian (9 August 2013). "Temnora rungwe [Darge, 2004]". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory.
  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.