Daphnis dohertyi
Daphnis dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines the Solomon Islands and Torres Strait.
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| Daphnis dohertyi Male dorsal | |
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| Daphnis dohertyi Male ventral | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Daphnis |
| Species: | D. dohertyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnis dohertyi Rothschild, 1897[1] | |
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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
- Daphnis dohertyi dohertyi
- Daphnis dohertyi callusia (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) (Solomon Islands)
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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