Daphnis moorei

Daphnis moorei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Daphnis
Species: D. moorei
Binomial name
Daphnis moorei
(W.J. Macleay, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Darapsa moorei Macleay, W.J., 1866
  • Daphnis pallescens Butler, 1875
  • Daphnis magnifica Butler, 1877
  • Deilephila gigantea Röber, 1921
  • Daphnis gloriosa Rothschild, 1894
  • Daphnis hypothous moorei (W.J. Macleay, 1866)

Daphnis moorei is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia (including the Moluccas), Papua New Guinea and the northern half of Australia.

The forewing upperside is similar to Daphnis hypothous.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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