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Temnora albilinea

(Temnora albilinea)

Description

Temnora albilinea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from Cameroon to Angola, Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The length of the forewings is 25–27 mm. The body and both wings are very dark olive. The forewings are narrow and long and have a very fine curved whitish line running from the tornus to the costa. The apical area is paler. The abdominal tufts of the male are red.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Temnora
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