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» Temnora pylas - (Cramer, 1779)
Taxonomy
Temnora
pylas
(Cramer, 1779)
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Nomenclature
Subtribe:
Macroglossina
Genus:
Temnora
Species:
Temnora
pylas
(Cramer, 1779)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Die uitlandsche kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America
23, pl. 206, fig. A
Type data:
Type(s) “Surinam” [coll. E.F. Alberti].
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Temnora by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 567 (key), 582.
Nomenclature notes:
The type locality is erroneous.
Synonyms:
2
Media
Temnora pylas, male, upperside. South Africa, C.C., Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, male, upperside. South Africa, C.C., Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, male, underside. South Africa, C.C., Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, male, underside. South Africa, C.C., Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, female, upperside. South Africa, Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, female, upperside. South Africa, Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, female, underside. South Africa, Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, female, underside. South Africa, Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, male, upperside. South Africa, C.C., Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, male, underside. South Africa, C.C., Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, female, upperside. South Africa, Grahamstown
Temnora pylas, female, underside. South Africa, Grahamstown
Distribution
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
