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Taxonomy
Temnora
fuscata
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
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Subtribe:
Macroglossina
Genus:
Temnora
Species:
Temnora
fuscata
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Usage:
valid
Reference:
A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae
576
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♀ Brit. East Africa [Kenya]: Kikuyu Escarpment, 6500-9000ft, i.1901 (W. Doherty) [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Temnora plagiata. Raised to species status by Darge, 2011, Saturnafrica 10: 24.
Synonyms:
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Media
Temnora fuscata fuscata, male, upperside. Kenya, Lower Kenya Forest, Myeri
Temnora fuscata fuscata, male, upperside. Kenya, Lower Kenya Forest, Myeri
Temnora fuscata fuscata, male, underside. Kenya, Lower Kenya Forest, Myeri
Temnora fuscata fuscata, male, underside. Kenya, Lower Kenya Forest, Myeri
Temnora fuscata fuscata, male, upperside. Kenya, Lower Kenya Forest, Myeri
Temnora fuscata fuscata, male, underside. Kenya, Lower Kenya Forest, Myeri
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
