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Temnora zantus

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Temnora zantus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species:
T. zantus
Binomial name
Temnora zantus
Synonyms
  • Aspledon dorus Boisduval, 1875
  • Enyo excisa Walker, 1856
  • Lophura zantus Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Temnora brunnescens Clark, 1919
  • Pseudenyo zantus apiciplaga Karsch, 1891

Temnora zantus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests in Congo and Uganda.[2]

Subspecies

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  • 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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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]
  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.