Temnora dierli

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia : Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Macroglossina
Genus: Temnora
Species: Temnora dierli
Name

Temnora dierli Cadiou, 1997

Type locality: Tanzania, Tanganjika, Usambara-Berge, 2100 m.

Holotype: ZSM. male. 24.III.1962. G. Heinrich.
References
Primary references

Cadiou, J.M. 1997: Three new taxa in the family Sphingidae (Lepidoptera). Entomologia Africana, 2(1): 6–16. Reference page.

Temnora dierli is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Tanzania.

The length of the forewings is about 18 mm. The antenna extremely long, much exceeding the discal spot. This is the longest antenna relative to forewing length of any Temnora species. The forewings are relatively short.
References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.[permanent dead link]