Daphnis protrudens

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 protrudens
Subspecies: (2):
D. p. lecourti – D. p. protrudens
Name

Daphnis protrudens R.Felder, 1874
Synonyms

Choerocampa neriastri Boisduval, 1875

References
Additional references

Cadiou, J.M. 1997: Three new taxa in the family Sphingidae (Lepidoptera). Entomologia Africana, 2(1): 6–16. 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 protrudens is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.
Description

The wingspan is about 100 mm (3.9 in). Adults have wings with a bold pattern of pale and dark brown. There is a contrasting pair of dark brown and white bands across the first abdominal segment. It is distinguishable from all other Daphnis species by the violet-toned dark chocolate brown marginal band on the forewing underside. The forewing upperside has a proximal edge of median brown which is not sharply defined.

Female dorsal

Female ventral

Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Timonius timon.[2]
Subspecies

Daphnis protrudens protrudens
Daphnis protrudens lecourti Cadiou, 1997 (Sulawesi)

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. 2010-06-24. Retrieved 2011-10-26.