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Temnora marginata
Temnora marginata marginata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Temnora
Species:	T. marginata
Binomial name
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
Darapsa marginata Walker, 1856 Diodosida brunnea Rothschild, 1894

Temnora marginata is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is known from savannah and woodland in eastern and southern Africa.

The length of the forewings is 21–23 mm.

Subspecies

• Temnora marginata marginata
• Temnora marginata comorana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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.

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