Temnora atrofasciata (Holland, 1889)

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FAMILY Sphingidae
SUBFAMILY Macroglossinae
GENUS Temnora
SPECIES atrofasciata
AUTHOR(Holland, 1889)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONEulophura atrofasciata n. sp.
TYPE LOCALITY[Equatorial Guinea], Benita, leg. L. Reutlinger.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, CMNH.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Holland W. J. 1889. Contributions to a knowledge of the Lepidoptera of West Africa. Paper II. List of African Sphingidae received during the years 1887 and 1888. - Transactions of the American Entomological Society 16:55-70, pls 2-4.
PAGINATION 59; pl. 2, fig. 3 Bhl

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
umbrinum (Rothschild, 1895) Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Cameroon   Hampson G. F. 1895a. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Moths. - — 3:i-xxviii, 1-546. 297 (as umbrinum)
Congo   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. 83
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga   P. Basquin
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. 65
Equatorial Guinea   Holland W. J. 1889. Contributions to a knowledge of the Lepidoptera of West Africa. Paper II. List of African Sphingidae received during the years 1887 and 1888. - Transactions of the American Entomological Society 16:55-70, pls 2-4. 59
Gabon   Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae. - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 75(9-10):253-263. 261
Gambia   Basquin P. & Faravel G. 2019. Les Sphinx du Gabon. Catalogue illustré des Sphingidae du Gabon. - — :1-124. 89
Sierra Leone   Hampson G. F. 1895a. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Moths. - — 3:i-xxviii, 1-546. 297 (as umbrinum)
Tanzania   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. 83
Uganda   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. 83

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Rubiaceae Psychotria calva 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. 65
Moraceae Ficus capensis 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. 65 (very doubtful)

*   The record of Ficus capensis is erroneous (R. Vuattoux, J. Pierre & J. Haxaire 1989: 245).