''Temnora hollandi'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths commonly called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as hornworms. It includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, but species ar ...

. It is known from forests from

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

to Congo and

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

. The length of the forewings is about 27 mm, making it the largest ''

Temnora ''Temnora'' is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. Species *'' Temnora albilinea'' Rothschild, 1904 *'' Temnora angulosa'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 *'' Temnora argyropeza'' (Mabille, 1879) *'' Temnora atrofasciata'' (Holland, 1889) *'' ...

'' species. It is similar to '' Temnora wollastoni'', but much larger and the forewing outer margin is less crenulated. The forewing upperside is olive green, with a dark triangular patch on the costal margin. The distal part of the patch is a light blue area with two dark lines.

References

Temnora Moths described in 1920 Insects of Cameroon Insects of West Africa Insects of Uganda Fauna of the Republic of the Congo Fauna of Gabon Moths of Africa Taxa named by Benjamin Preston Clark {{Macroglossini-stub