Daphnis dohertyi

Daphnis dohertyi
Daphnis dohertyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Daphnis
Species: D. dohertyi
Binomial name
Daphnis dohertyi
Rothschild, 1897[1]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila dohertyi callusia Rothschild & Jordan, 1916

Daphnis dohertyi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines the Solomon Islands and Queensland.

The length of the forewings is 42-47 mm. Adults have wings with a bold pattern of pale and dark brown, with white spots at the base, the centre and the tip of each forewing. There is also a white band across the first abdominal segment.[2]

Subspecies

  • Daphnis dohertyi dohertyi
  • Daphnis dohertyi callusia (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) (Solomon Islands)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Daphnis/hypothous.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2007-05-29. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/ddohertyi.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
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