Biology:Daphnis torenia

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Short description: Species of moth

Daphnis torenia
Daphnis torenia MHNT CUT 2010 0 513 Nandarivatua,Fiji - male.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Daphnis
Species:
D. torenia
Binomial name
Daphnis torenia
H. Druce, 1882[1]
Synonyms
  • Deilephila steffanyi Clark, 1927

Daphnis torenia is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. 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. The forewing upperside is similar to Daphnis placida placida, but the proximal edge of the olive-green median area is straight, very feebly or not at all incurved on the costa and the antemedian line is barely visible.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026020118/https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Daphnis/torenia.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q2298137 entry