Daphnis torenia
| Daphnis torenia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Daphnis |
| Species: | D. torenia |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnis torenia Druce, 1882[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Daphnis torenia is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. 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 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
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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