Daphnis

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Macroglossina
Genus: Daphnis
Species: (12):
D. dohertyi – D. hayesi – D. hypothous – D. kitchingi – D. layardii – D. minima – D. moorei – D. nerii – D. placida – D. protrudens – D. torenia – D. vriesi

Name

Daphnis Hübner, 1819

Type species: Sphinx nerii Linnaeus, 1758
References

Cadiou, J.M. 1988: A new Sphingid from Sulawesi: Daphnis hayesi (Lepidoptera Sphingidae). Lambillionea, 88(9-10): 138–143. Reference page.
Cadiou, J.M. 1997: Three new taxa in the family Sphingidae (Lepidoptera). Entomologia Africana, 2(1): 6–16. Reference page.
Eitschberger, U. & Melichar, T. 2010. Die Taxa der Gattung Daphnis Hübner, 1819, die Neugliederung der Unterarten von Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780) mit neuer Unterartbeschreibung und der Neotypusdesignation von Sphinx hypothous Cramer, 1780 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 2(3-4): 49–91. Reference page.
Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2011a. Description d'un nouveau Sphingidae de l'île de Madagaskar Daphnis kitchingi sp.n. (Lepidoptera,Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 3(4): 189–195. Reference page.
Hogenes, W. & C.G. Treadaway, 1993: New hawk moths from the Philippines (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Verein Apollo N.F. 13 (4): 533–552.

Daphnis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.[1]

Distribution

Primarily Indo-Australian origin, the species are widely distributed throughout India, Africa, Europe, Borneo, Java, Sri Lanka and Mauritius. Adults are often found in Europe as immigrant individuals, that can be observed in dispersed localities.[2]
Description

Wings are generally dark green to greenish brown in color. There is a characteristic wing pattern of paler fasciae. Adult with large labial palpus which are upturned, and more rounded at apex. Female has slightly clubbed antenna with a long thin terminal segment. Forewing with pointed apex. Tibial spurs of legs are longer where one pair of tibial spurs found in the mid tibia. Hind tibia has two tibial spur pairs. These tibiae lack spines. There are elongated and weak spines in several abdominal rows. In male genitalia, both uncus and gnathos are strong, and not divided.[3]
Species

Daphnis dohertyi Rothschild, 1897
Daphnis hayesi Cadiou, 1988
Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780)
Daphnis layardii Moore, 1882
Daphnis minima Butler, 1876
Daphnis moorei W.J. Macleay, 1866
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)
Daphnis placida (Walker, 1856)
Daphnis protrudens Felder, 1874
Daphnis torenia Druce, 1882
Daphnis vriesi Hogenes & Treadaway, 1993

References

Savela, Markku. "Daphnis Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
"First records of the Oleander hawkmoth Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Balearic Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)". SHILAP Revta. lepid., 47 (185) marzo 2019: 25-28. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
Kaleka, Aps; Singh, Devinder; Kaur, Parminder (2015-02-01). "Genitalic studies of two species of genus Daphnis Hubner (Sphingidae: Lepidoptera) from India". Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences. pp. 1531–1537. Retrieved 2021-09-28.