Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Temnora (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1856)
Citation:	Darapsa marginata
Original genus:	Darapsa
Publication:	Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	8
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Pagination:	185
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38916454

Temnora marginata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Syntype	unknown	NHMUK	4 Syntypes, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban], leg. M. Gueinzius.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Comoros	Mohéli (Mwali)	Turlin B. 1996a. Faune lépidoptérologique de l'Archipel des Comores (Océan Indien), (Rhopalocères, Sphingidae, Attacidae) (8). page 172 (as comorana)
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Kenya		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 81
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Malawi		Rothschild W. 1919. List of types of Lepidoptera in the Tring museum. page 233 (as brunnea)
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 139
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae. page 185
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Tanzania	Zanzibar (Unguja)	Spitsyn V. M., Spitsyna E. A., Burchalovskaia P. D. & Bolotov I. N. 2022b. A review of the Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) fauna of Zanzibar (Unguja) Island (Tanzania). page 113
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Tanzania		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 81
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 139
Temnora marginata comorana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Comoros	Grande Comore (Ngazidja)	Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. page 573
Temnora marginata comorana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Comoros	Mohéli (Mwali)	Turlin B. 1996a. Faune lépidoptérologique de l'Archipel des Comores (Océan Indien), (Rhopalocères, Sphingidae, Attacidae) (8). page 172
Temnora marginata marginata (Walker, 1856)	Kenya		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 81
Temnora marginata marginata (Walker, 1856)	Malawi		Rothschild W. 1919. List of types of Lepidoptera in the Tring museum. page 233 (as brunnea)
Temnora marginata marginata (Walker, 1856)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 139
Temnora marginata marginata (Walker, 1856)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1856b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VIII.– Sphingidae. page 185
Temnora marginata marginata (Walker, 1856)	Tanzania		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 81
Temnora marginata marginata (Walker, 1856)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 139

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Psychotria capensis	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Fawcett J. M. 1903. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 177
Temnora marginata (Walker, 1856)	Psychotria sp.	Rubiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178

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Temnora marginata (1)

Temnora marginata (2)

Temnora marginata (3)

Temnora marginata marginata (1)

Temnora marginata marginata (2)

Temnora marginata marginata (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Temnora marginata brunnea (Rothschild, 1894)	(Rothschild, 1894)	subspecies	Synonym	Diodosida marginata brunnea
Temnora marginata comorana Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	subspecies	Accepted	Temnora marginata comorana
Temnora marginata marginata (Walker, 1856)	(Walker, 1856)	subspecies	Accepted	Darapsa marginata marginata

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination