Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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Permalink:	TEMNNAMA
Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Temnora (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Citation:	Temnora namaqua spec. nov.
Original genus:	Temnora
Publication:	Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	9
Issue:	Supplement
Pagination:	571; pl. 7, fig. 2
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9573720

Temnora namaqua (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Colony, Little Namaqualand.
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Paratype	♀	NHMUK	Paratypes 4♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Colony, Little Namaqualand.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Namibia		Kopij G. 2025. Lepidoptera fauna of Namibia III: Katima Mulilo, Zambezi Region. page 12
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 139
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 139
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	South Africa	Western Cape	Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. page 571
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 286 (map)
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 286 (map)
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Zimbabwe		Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 286

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Anthospermum sp.	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 286
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Apodytes sp.	Icacinaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 139
Temnora namaqua Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Strychnos sp.	Loganiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 139

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Temnora namaqua (1)

Temnora namaqua (2)

Temnora namaqua (3)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination