Moths FrontOffice

Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)

Permalink:	TEMNPECK
Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/ Macroglossinae (subfamily)/ Macroglossini (tribe)/ Macroglossina (subtribe)/ Temnora (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Butler, 1876)
Citation:	Diodosida peckoveri, n. sp.
Original genus:	Diodosida
Publication:	Butler A. G. 1876d. Revision of the heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae.
Journal:	Transactions of the zoological Society of London
Volume:	9
Issue:	10
Pagination:	637
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30865557

/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/P/peckoveri_Temnora_AM_Basquina.jpg

Temnora peckoveri (1)

Taxonomic note:

Had been considered a subspecies of Temnora leighi Rothschild & Jordan, 1915, but see B. Turlin (1996a: 168).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)	Holotype	unknown	NHMUK	Holotype, NHMUK.	Madagascar	Madagascar, leg. Kingdon.

Distribution note:

The record of Ghana, Accra (Möschler 1887: 68) needs confirmation. The records of Seychelles (Joannis 1894: 432), Fryer (1912: 15), Matyot (2005: 67), and De Prins & Mazzei (2016: 26) refer to Temnora fumosa seychellensis Bolotov & Spitsyn, 2021.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)	Comoros	Grande Comore (Ngazidja)	Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 284
Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)	Madagascar		Butler A. G. 1876d. Revision of the heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae. page 637
Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)	Madagascar	Nosy Bé	Saalmüller M. 1884. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Erste Abtheilung. Rhopalocera, Heterocera: Sphinges et Bombyces. page 122

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Temnora peckoveri (Butler, 1876)	Morinda citrifolia	Rubiaceae	Seychelles	Matyot P. 2005. The hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) of Seychelles: identification, historical background, distribution, food plants and ecological considerations. page 67

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/P/peckoveri_Temnora_AM_Basquinb.jpg

/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/P/peckoveri_Temnora_AF_Basquin.jpg

/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/P/peckoveri_Temnora_A_Mazzei_01.jpg

/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/P/peckoveri_Temnora_A_Mazzei_02.jpg

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination