Temnora natalis

Temnora natalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Temnora
Species: T. natalis
Binomial name
Temnora natalis
Walker, 1856[1]
Synonyms
  • Temnora natalis kafakumbae Clark, 1936

Temnora natalis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from bush and savanna from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Tanzania.[2]

The length of the forewings is 22–24 mm. It is immediately distinguishable from all other Temnora species by the pale grey forewing upperside crossed by a pattern of dark brown transverse lines and with a characteristic pair of black triangular marginal spots. The forewing outer margin is crenulated.

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