Daphnis hayesi

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: Daphnis hayesi
Name

Daphnis hayesi Cadiou, 1988

Type locality: Indonesia, Sulawesi Tengah, W. Celebes, Palu district, Paloe, Sidaonta, 4500 feet.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. Rothschild Bequest B.M. 13-1. VI.1937. legit J.P.A. Kalis.
References

Cadiou, J.M. 1988: A new Sphingid from Sulawesi: Daphnis hayesi (Lepidoptera Sphingidae). Lambillionea, 88(9-10): 138–143. Reference page.
Eitschberger, U. & T. Melichar, 2010: Die Taxa der Gattung Daphnis Hübner, 1819, die Neugliederung der Unterarten von Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780) mit neuer Unterart beschreibung und der Neotypusdesignation von Sphinx hypothous Cramer, 1780 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 2 (3-4): 49–91.

Daphnis hayesi is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution

It is known from Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Description

The length of the forewings is 41–43 mm. The forewing upperside is similar to Daphnis hypothous hypothous but differs in details of pattern, there is a dark green sharply delimited sinuous line across the light olive grey subapical area, the angle of the outer edge of the dark green median area is obtuse and part of the dark median area is dark green.

Female dorsal

Female ventral

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.[permanent dead link]