Life
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Ditrysia
Bombycoidea
Sphingidae
Macroglossinae
- Temnora Walker, 1856
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Temnora Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 76 (key), 104, TS: Temnora natalis Walker
Lophura Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (6): pl. 23, f. 105 (preocc. Lophura Fleming, 1822 (Aves)), TS: Lophura zantus Herrich-Schäffer
Lophura Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 77 (key), 105, TS: Lophura brisaeus Walker
Diodosida Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 77 (key), 163, TS: Didosida murina Walker
Lophuron Wallengren, 1865
Ocyton Boisduval, [1875]; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Insectes (Spéc. gén. Lépid. Hétérocères) 1: 303, TS: Diodosida murina Walker
Aspledon Boisduval, [1875]; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Insectes (Spéc. gén. Lépid. Hétérocères) 1: 305, TS: Lophura zantus Herrich-Schäffer
Gurelca Kirby, 1880; Proc. R. Dublin Soc. (2) 2: 330, TS: Lophura zantus Herrich-Schäffer
Eulophura Holland, 1889; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 16: 58, TS: Eulophura atrofasciata Holland
Temnora (Macroglossina) ; [HMW, 18]
W.Africa, C.Africa, Tanganyika. See [About maps]
White Line Temnora
Temnora albilinea Rothschild, 1904; Novit. Zool. 11 (2): 436
Temnora albilinea obscurascens Strand, 1913; Archiv Naturgesch. 79 A (6): 110
Temnora albilinea ; [HMW]
bicolor Gehlen, 1951
Temnora angulosa ; [HMW]
Temnora argyropeza ; [HMW]
W.Africa, Tanganyika. See [About maps]
Dark Banded Temnora
Eulophora atrofasciata Holland, 1889; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 16: 59, pl. 2, f. 3, TL: Gaboon
Temnora umbrinum Rothschild, 1894
Temnora atrofasciata ; [HMW]
Temnora avinoffi ; [HMW]
Temnora avinoffi biokoenssi ; [HMW]
Temnora camerounensis ; [HMW]
Tanganyika
Crenulate Temnora
Ocyton crenulata Holland, 1893; Can. Ent. 25[?]: 338, pl. 15, TL: Cameroons
Temnora crenulata ; [HMW]
Tropical Africa. See [About maps]
kala Darge, 1975
Temnora curtula ; [HMW]
Rhodesia, Nyasaland, W.Africa. See [About maps]
Elegant Temnora
Diodosida elegans Rothschild, 1895; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7: 298, TL: Sierra Leone
Temnora elegans ; [HMW]
W.Africa
Temnora elegans polia ; [HMW]
Temnora elisabethae ; [HMW]
Temnora engis ; [HMW]
Temnora engis catalai ; [HMW]
heringi Gehlen, 1931
Temnora eranga ; [HMW]
Tropical Africa, Subtropical Africa, Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Smoky Temnora
Zonilia fumosa Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 193, TL: Congo
fallax (Rothschild, 1894)
Temnora fumosa ; [HMW]
Larva on
Camelina? [HMCSA]
Temnora fumosa albuquerqueae ; [HMW]
Temnora fumosa chanudeti ; [HMW]
W.Africa, Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Gloomy Temnora
Diodosida funebris Holland, 1893; Ent. News. 4: 340, pl. 15, TL: Gaboon
Polyptychus vumbui Stevenson, 1938; Trans. Rhod. Sci. Assoc. 36 (1): 141, f. 6, TL: Vumba
Temnora funebris ; [HMW]
Temnora grandidieri ; [HMW]
Tropical Africa. See [About maps]
Temnora cinerofusca Strand, 1912
Temnora griseata ; [HMW]
acra Gehlen, 1935
Temnora griseata oxyptera ; [HMW]
Temnora griseata ugandae ; [HMW]
manengouba Darge, 1973
Temnora hollandi ; [HMW]
C.Africa, E.Africa, Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Ocyton iapygoides Holland, 1889; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 16: 60, pl. 2, TL: Gaboon
preussi Karsch, 1891
clementsi Rothschild, 1894
pernix Kernbach, 1962
japygoides ; (missp.)
Temnora iapygoides ; [HMW]
South Africa. See [About maps]
Ornate Temnora
Lophuron inornatum Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (1): 71, pl. 5, TL: Namaqualand
Temnora inornatum ; [HMW]
Larva on
Strychnos hanningsi [HMCSA]
South Africa. See [About maps]
Marginate Temnora
Darapsa marginata Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 185, TL: Natal
brunnea (Rothschild, 1894)
Temnora marginata ; [HMW]
Larva on
Psychotria capensis [HMCSA]
Temnora marginata comoroana ; [HMW]
Temnora mirabilis ; [HMW]
South Africa. See [About maps]
Grey Temnora
Diodosida murina Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 163, TL: Natal
tyrrhus (Boisduval, [1875])
Temnora murina ; [HMW]
Larva on
Apdytes [HMCSA]
Pondoland, Namaqualand
Namaqualand Temnora
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 571, pl. 7, f. 2, TL: Namaqualand
Temnora namaqua ; [HMW]
Larva on
Apodytes,
Strychnos [HMCSA]
Natal - Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Natal Temnora
Temnora natalis Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 104, TL: Natal
kafakumbae Clark, 1936
Temnora natalis ; [HMW]
Larva on
Strychnos [HMCSA]
Temnora ntombi ; [HMW]
Temnora ntombi herlanti ; [HMW]
Temnora peckoveri ; [HMW]
South Africa - Rhodesia - Kenya. See [About maps]
Brown Spot Temnora
Temnora plagiata Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 105, TL: Natal
confusa (Walker, 1856)
dicanus (Boisduval, [1875])
?confusum Boisduval, 1875
maculatum (Rothschild, 1894)
Temnora plagiata ; [HMW]
Larva on
Apodytes [HMCSA]
Temnora plagiata fuscata ; [HMW]
South Africa, E.Africa, Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Lobed Temnora
Lophuron pseudopylas Rothschild, 1894; Novit. Zool. 1 (1): 71
brisaeus (Wallengren, 1865); (preocc.)
congoi Clark, 1936
Temnora pseudopylas ; [HMW]
Larva on
Leucas? [HMCSA]
Temnora pseudopylas latimargo ; [HMW]
Temnora pseudopylas leptis ; [HMW]
South Africa, E.Africa, Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Congo, Tanganyika. See [About maps]
Yellow Winged Temnora
Stevenson's Temnora
Temnora pylades Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 583, TL: Natal
Temnora stevensoni Clark, 1926; Proc. New England Zool. Cl. 9: 52
Temnora pylades ; [HMW]
Larva on
Leucas,
Anthospernum [HMCSA]
Temnora pylades tanganyikae ; [HMW]
South Africa, Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Barred Yellow Winged Temnora
Sphinx pylas Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 23, pl. 206, f. A, TL: Surinam (error!)
brisaeus (Walker, 1856)
Temnora pylas ; [HMW]
Larva on
Leucas,
Anthospernum [HMCSA]
Temnora pylas exilis ; [HMW]
Temnora reutlingeri ; [HMW]
Temnora reutlingeri bousqueti ; [HMW]
Temnora robertsoni ; [HMW]
Tropical Africa, Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Dusky Temnora
Enyo sardanus Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 8: 116
uniformis Rothschild, 1894
Temnora sardanus ; [HMW]
Temnora sardanus canui ; [HMW]
W.Africa, Tanganyika, Uganda, Rhodesia. See [About maps]
Yellow Spotted Temnora
Ocyton scitula Holland, 1889; Trans. Am. ent. Soc. 16: 60, pl. 2, TL: Gaboon
Temnora scitula ; [HMW]
parvus Kernback, 1963
Temnora spiritus ; [HMW]
Temnora spiritus akissi ; [HMW]
Rhodesia, Kenya. See [About maps]
Smudged Temnora
Temnora subapicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 572, pl. 7 f. 14, TL: Kenya
Temnora subapicalis ; [HMW]
Temnora subapicalis hayesi ; [HMW]
Rhodesia (Mount Selinda). See [About maps]
Swynnerton's Temnora
Temnora swynnertoni Stevenson, 1938; Trans. Rhod. Sci. Assoc. 36 (1): 146-147, pl 1
Temnora swynnertoni ; [HMW]
Temnora trapezoidea ; [HMW]
Temnora wollastoni ; [HMW]
Africa (South of Sahara). See [About maps]
Ragged Temnora
Lophura zantus Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]; Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I) 1 (6): pl. 23, f. 105, TL: Cape
?dorus (Boisduval, 1847); (nom. nudum)
dorus (Boisduval, [1875])
excisa (Walker, 1856)
Pseudenyo apiciplaga Karsch, 1891; Ent. Nachr. Berlin 17: 291, TL: Cameroons
Temnora bunnescens Clark, 1917; , TL: :REF#x: 110, pl. 12 f. 7
Temnora zantus ; [HMW]
Larva on
Apodytes,
Burchellia,
Strychnos [HMCSA]
Temnora zantus apiciplaga ; [HMW]
Temnora zantus f. curvilimes Hering, 1927; in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 14: 375, pl. 65 f
Temnora zantus curvilimes ; [HMW]
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- References:
- [About maps]
- Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
- [HMCSA]
- Pinhey, E., 1962; Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa
- [HMW]
- Kitching & Cadiou, 2000; Hawkmoths of the World; An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)
- Some related literature:
- Boisduval, [1875]
- Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères, 1
in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Insectes (Spéc. gén. Lépid. Hétérocères) 1: -
- Cramer, [1779]
- Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 3
(17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779),
(22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]),
(23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
- Herrich-Schäffer, [1854]
- Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäischer Schmetterlinge, 1850-[1869]: Heterocera (Nachfalter)
Samml. aussereurop. Schmett. (I)
1 (1): pl. 1-4, f. 1-17 (1853),
1 (2): pl. 5-8, f. 18-38 (1853),
1 (3): pl. 9-12, f. 39-51 (1853),
1 (4): pl. 13-16, f. 52-76 (1853),
1 (5): pl. 17-20, f. 77-97 (1854),
1 (6): pl. 21-24, f. 98-114 (1854),
1 (7): pl. [25-28], f. 115-138 (1854),
1 (8): pl. [29-32], f. 139-153 (1854),
1 (9): pl. [33-36], f. 154-173 (1854),
1 (10): pl. [37-40], f. 174-201 (1854),
1 (11): pl. [41-44], f. 202-231 (1854),
1 (12): pl. [45-48], f. 232-258 (1854),
1 (13-17): pl. 49-68, f. 259-390 (1855),
1 (?18): pl. [69], f. 391-396 (1858),
1 (?19): pl. [70], f. 397-403 (1858),
1 (?20-21): pl. 71-78, f. 404-451 (1855),
1 (?22): pl. [79], f. 452-458 (1858),
1 (23-25): pl. 80-94, f. 459-540 (1856),
1 (26): pl. [95-96], f. 541-551 (1858),
1: 1-52 (1856),
53-84 (1858),
2: pl. [97-100], f. 552-571 (1869)
- Kirby, 1880
- Catalogue of the Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera, Sphingidae, Castniidae and Uraniidae) in the Museum of the Science and Art, Dublin, with remarks of new or interesting species
Proc. R. Dublin Soc. (2) 2: 292-340
- Rothschild, 1894
- Notes on Sphingidae, with descriptions of new species
Novit. Zool. 1 (1): 65-98
- Rothschild, 1895
- Descriptions of new Sphingidae in the collection of Dr Otto Staudinger
Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 7: 297-302
- Rothschild, 1904
- New Sphingidae
Novit. Zool. 11 (2): 435-440
- Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
- A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae
Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 1-972, 67pls
- Walker, 1856
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus.
8: 1-271 (1856)
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