Adhemarius daphne
Male from Brazil, upperside
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species:
A. daphne
Binomial name
Adhemarius daphne
(Boisduval, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx daphne Boisduval, 1875
  • Amplypterus daphne mollis (Gehlen, 1928)
  • Amplypterus daphne cubanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1908
  • Amplypterus daphne interrupta Closs, 1915
  • Amplypterus daphne acostalis (Closs, 1915)

Adhemarius daphne is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875,[1] and it is known from Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay, as well as Cuba and Costa Rica.

There are probably at least two generations per year. In Brazil, adults have been recorded in March and November.

Subspecies

  • Adhemarius daphne daphne (Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay)
  • Adhemarius daphne cubanus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1908) (Cuba)
  • Adhemarius daphne interrupta (Closs, 1915) (Costa Rica)

References

  1. ↑ "Adhemarius daphne (Boisduval, 1875) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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