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Temnoripais

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Temnoripais
Scientific classification
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Genus:
Temnoripais

Species:
T. lasti
Binomial name
Temnoripais lasti
Synonyms
  • Pterogon lasti Rothschild, 1894

Temnoripais is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species, Temnoripais lasti, which is known from Madagascar.[2]

The forewing upperside has a rather broad and brown basal band. Thepostmedian line is angled. The discal spot is minute and white. The hindwing upperside is basally yellow, the median band is orange, diffuse and merges distally into the wide blackish marginal band.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.