Daphnis hypothous

Daphnis hypothous
Daphnis hypothous
Daphnis hypothous, mounted adult
Daphnis hypothous, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Daphnis
Species: D. hypothous
Binomial name
Daphnis hypothous
(Cramer, 1780)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx hypothous Cramer, 1780

Daphnis hypothous is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka, southern and northern India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. It is a rare vagrant to the western Palaearctic ecozone.[2] During the last hundred years a number have been discovered within the Middle East and one was even found in Scotland late last century but this was probably imported as a pupa with cargo.[3]

The wingspan is 86-120 mm. It is a very fast flyer and is attracted to both sweet-smelling flowers and light.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Rubiaceae species, including Cinchona, Wendlandia and Uncaria species in India. Most instars are green with a brown backward curving tailhorn and a pair of white or red and yellow dorso-lateral stripes. Some instars have various coloured markings along the sides, including a blue eyespot on each side of the metathorax. The final instar is reddish brown.[4]

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Subspecies

  • Daphnis hypothous hypothous (Indonesia including the Andaman Islands and Seram)
  • Daphnis hypothous crameri Eitschberger & Melichar, 2010 (South-East Asia)

Related species

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. ^ Pittaway AR; Kitching I. "Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/d_hyp.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  3. ^ "Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic". Tpittaway.tripod.com. http://tpittaway.tripod.com/sphinx/d_hyp.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  4. ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2010-05-24. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/hypoth.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 

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