''Atemnora'' is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by

Walter Rothschild Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family. As a Zionist leader, he was present ...

and Karl Jordan in 1903. Its only species, ''Atemnora westermannii'', described by

Jean Baptiste Boisduval Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician. He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...

in 1875, is known from wooded habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region including Madagascar, but excluding the extreme south of Africa. The length of the forewings is 23–31 mm.

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Macroglossini Monotypic moth genera Taxa named by Walter Rothschild Moths of Africa Moths of Madagascar Taxa named by Karl Jordan {{Macroglossini-stub