Daphnis placida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Daphnis
Species:
D. placida
Binomial name
Daphnis placida
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Darapsa placida Walker, 1856
  • Choerocampa hesperus Boisduval, 1875
  • Daphnis andamana Druce, 1882
  • Daphnis angustans R. Felder, 1874
  • Daphnis horsfieldii Butler, 1876
  • Deilephila jamdenae Debauche, 1934
  • Daphnis torenia rosacea Rothschild, 1894

Daphnis placida is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (including Borneo), the Solomon Islands and the northern half of Australia.

Description

The wingspan is about 60 mm. Adults have a complex pattern of light and dark brown on the wings and a white bar across the first abdominal segment. The outer margin of the forewing is more obviously excavated below the apex than in other Daphnis species.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Alstonia constricta, Neisosperma kilneri and Tabernaemontana angustisepala. They are green with a pale stripe along each side of the back. There are some yellow markings on each side of the thorax. The caterpillar often has an S-shaped reddish tail spine.[2]

Subspecies

  • Daphnis placida placida
  • Daphnis placida salomonis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Solomon Islands)

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.


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