Biology:Daphnis dohertyi

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Short description: Species of moth

Daphnis dohertyi
Daphnis dohertyi dohertyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 170 Kundiawa Papua New Guinea male dorsal.jpg
Daphnis dohertyi Male dorsal
Daphnis dohertyi dohertyi MHNT CUT 2010 0 170 Kundiawa Papua New Guinea male ventral.jpg
Daphnis dohertyi Male ventral
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Sphingidae. It is found from Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines the Solomon Islands and Torres Strait.

The length of the forewings is 42–47 mm.

Subspecies

  • Daphnis dohertyi dohertyi
  • Daphnis dohertyi callusia (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) (Solomon Islands)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2324037 entry