- Daphnis torenia
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Daphnis torenia Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Daphnis Species: D. torenia Binomial name Daphnis torenia
Druce, 1882[1]Synonyms - Deilephila steffanyi Clark, 1927
Daphnis torenia is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in the Pacific, including Fiji, the New Hebrides and Hawaii.
It was considered a subspecies of Daphnis placida for some time, but was reinstated as a species. The forewing upperside similar to Daphnis placida placida, but the proximal edge of the olive-green median area is straight, very feebly or not at all incurved on the costa and the antemedian line is barely visible.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Daphnis/torenia.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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