Temnora pseudopylas is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is very common in eastern and southern Africa, but absent in very dry habitats.[2]
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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. pseudopylas
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| Temnora pseudopylas (Rothschild, 1894)[1]
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The length of the forewings is 20–22 mm and the wingspan is 42–49 mm.
The larvae feed on Pentas bussei.
Subspecies
edit- Temnora pseudopylas pseudopylas
- Temnora pseudopylas latimargo Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)
- Temnora pseudopylas leptis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Sierra Leone)
References
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- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. 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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