Daphnis protrudens

Daphnis protrudens
Daphnis protrudens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Daphnis
Species: D. protrudens
Binomial name
Daphnis protrudens
Felder, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Daphnis neriastri Boisduval, 1875

Daphnis protrudens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.

The wingspan is about 100 mm. Adults have wings with a bold pattern of pale and dark brown. There is a contrasting pair of dark brown and white bands across the first abdominal segment. It is distinguishable from all other Daphnis species by the violet-toned dark chocolate brown marginal band on the forewing underside. The forewing upperside has a proximal edge of median brown which is not sharply defined.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Timonius timon.[2]

Subspecies

  • Daphnis protrudens protrudens
  • Daphnis protrudens lecourti Cadiou, 1997 (Sulawesi)

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. 2010-06-24. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/protrudens.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
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