Temnora namaqua

Temnora namaqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species: T. namaqua
Binomial name
Temnora namaqua
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

Temnora namaqua is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from South Africa to Tanzania.[2]

It is similar to Temnora nitida, but the oblique band is replaced by a dark brown triangular patch on the costa that is basally edged with a pale coloration. The forewing upperside of the females is similar to the males, but the pattern is very diffuse and the elements are difficult to discern.

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