Temnora avinoffi Clark, 1919
FAMILY | Sphingidae |
SUBFAMILY | Macroglossinae |
GENUS | Temnora |
SPECIES | avinoffi |
AUTHOR | Clark, 1919 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Temnora avinoffi sp. nov. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Cameroon, W Africa, Fulasi, leg. A. C. Good. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, CMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Clark B. P. 1919. Some undescribed Sphingidae. - Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 6:99-114, pls 10-13. |
PAGINATION |
109-110; pl. 12, fig. 6
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Species pictures

Subspecies
NAME | AUTHOR | STATUS |
avinoffi | Clark, 1919 | Subspecies |
biokoensis | Darge, 1989 | Subspecies |
Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Cameroon | Clark B. P. 1919. Some undescribed Sphingidae. - Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 6:99-114, pls 10-13. | 109 | |
Côte d'Ivoire | Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). - Annals of the University of Abidjan (Ecology Series) 11:53-84. | 69 | |
Equatorial Guinea | Bioko | Darge Ph. 1989. Sphingidae de Bioko. - Lambillionea 89(5-6):42-43. | 43 (as biokoensis) |
Gabon | Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1-148, pls 1-17. | 91 | |
Nigeria | Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1-148, pls 1-17. | 91 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Rubiaceae | Psychotria elongatosepala | Côte d'Ivoire | Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). - Annals of the University of Abidjan (Ecology Series) 11:53-84. | 69 |