Daphnis (genus)
Encyclopedia
Daphnis is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Daphnis dohertyiDaphnis dohertyiDaphnis dohertyi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines the Solomon Islands and Queensland....
- Rothschild, 1897 - Daphnis hayesiDaphnis hayesiDaphnis hayesi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sulawesi in Indonesia.The length of the forewings is 41-43 mm. The forewing upperside is similar to Daphnis hypothous hypothous but differs in details of pattern, there is a dark green sharply delimited sinuous line across the...
- Cadiou, 1988 - Daphnis hypothousDaphnis hypothousDaphnis 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...
- (Cramer, 1780) - Daphnis layardiiDaphnis layardiiDaphnis layardii is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Sri Lanka.It is similar to Daphnis moorei but smaller. The forewing upperside is similar to Daphnis moorei, but the white highlighting of many of the pattern elements reduced or absent, giving a much flatter and less contrasted...
- Moore, 1882 - Daphnis minimaDaphnis minimaDaphnis minima is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from India.It is similar to Daphnis placida placida but smaller and the forewing upperside median olive-green band is less oblique, wider posteriorly and narrower before the middle....
- Butler, 1876 - Daphnis mooreiDaphnis mooreiDaphnis moorei is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia , Papua New Guinea and the northern half of Australia.The forewing upperside is similar to Daphnis hypothous....
- W.J. Macleay, 1866 - Daphnis neriiDaphnis neriiDaphnis nerii , known as the Oleander Hawk-moth, is a moth of the Sphingidae family.-Distribution:Daphnis nerii is a large hawk-moth found in wide areas of Africa and Asia...
- (Linnaeus, 1758) - Daphnis placidaDaphnis placidaDaphnis placida is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia , the Solomon Islands and the northern half of Australia....
- (WalkerFrancis Walker (entomologist)Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms....
, 1856) - Daphnis protrudensDaphnis protrudensDaphnis 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...
- Felder, 1874 - Daphnis toreniaDaphnis toreniaDaphnis 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...
- Druce, 1882 - Daphnis vriesiDaphnis vriesiDaphnis vriesi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines.The length of the forewings is 35-38 mm for males and 38-42 mm for females. The forewing upperside is similar to Daphnis hayesi, but the ground colour is brown, lacking any green scaling....
- Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993