Temnora funebris
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Temnora |
| Species: | T. funebris
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Temnora funebris is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William Jacob Holland in 1893. It is known from the forests of western Africa to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[2]
The length of the forewings is 23–29 mm.
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ 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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Categories:
- Temnora
- Moths described in 1893
- Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Lepidoptera of Uganda
- Lepidoptera of Angola
- Insects of the Central African Republic
- Lepidoptera of the Republic of the Congo
- Lepidoptera of Gabon
- Lepidoptera of Tanzania
- Lepidoptera of Zambia
- Lepidoptera of Zimbabwe
- Taxa named by William Jacob Holland
- Macroglossini stubs