Basiothia aureata

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Gold dotted temnora
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Basiothia
Species:
B. aureata
Binomial name
Basiothia aureata
(Karsch, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ocyton aureata Karsch, 1891
  • Temnora aureata
  • Lophuron brevipenne Rothschild, 1894
  • Temnora brevipenne

Basiothia aureata, the gold dotted temnora, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found in wooded habitats from Liberia to Kenya in the east and to Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe in the south.[2]

The length of the forewings is 20–23 mm.

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