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 Torres Strait.

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

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2011-10-26.