Temnora pylades is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Sphingidae

Sphingidae

Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...

 family. It is known from Uganda

Uganda

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, Kenya

Kenya

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, Tanzania

Tanzania

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 and Malawi

Malawi

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The forewing are similar to Temnora pylas pylas

Temnora pylas

Temnora pylas is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.The forewing upperside ground colour is pale brown, with darker brown transverse bands and other markings. The basal band is dark brown and the subbasal band consists of two dark brown lines separated by...

, but the apex is more acutely pointed and the tornus is more produced backwards. The hindwing costa is slightly dilated basally. The forewing upperside is also similar to Temnora pylas pylas but the centre of the antemedian band is not filled in with brown, the postmedian band is less well developed (appearing more like an oblique diffuse shade), the grey triangular area is bound by the costa and the postmedian band and submarginal line are smaller and less distinct. The hindwing upperside is also similar to Temnora pylades pylades, but the postmedian line is darker and often visible within the orange postmedian band.

Subspecies

• Temnora pylades pylades
• Temnora pylades tanganyikae Clark, 1928 (Rwanda, Tanzania)