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Temnora Crenulata
''Temnora crenulata'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Uganda and western Kenya, with an isolated population in the Usambara Mountains of north-eastern Tanzania. Description The length of the forewings is 22–28 mm. Subspecies *''Temnora crenulata crenulata'' *''Temnora crenulata obsoleta'' Darge, 2004 (Tanzania) References Further reading * * * Temnora Moths described in 1893 Moths of Africa Taxa named by William Jacob Holland {{Macroglossini-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jacob Holland
Rev William Jacob Holland FRSE LLD (August 16, 1848 – December 13, 1932) was the eighth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (1891–1901) and Director of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. He was an accomplished zoologist and paleontologist, as well as an ordained Presbyterian minister. Life Holland was born August 16, 1848 in Jamaica, West Indies, the son of Rev Francis R Holland and his wife, Eliza Augusta Wolle. He spent his early years in Salem, North Carolina, later attending Nazareth Hall, a Moravian boys' school in Pennsylvania, followed by Amherst College, (A.B., 1869), and Princeton Theological Seminary (1874). At Amherst Holland's roommate was a student from Japan, causing Holland to become interested in Japanese and to learn that language well before it was a common pursuit in the United States. In 1874 he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to become pastor of the Bellefield Presbyterian Church in the city's Oakland neighborhood. At this time Holland was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
