Daphnusa ocellaris

Daphnusa ocellaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Daphnusa
Species: D. ocellaris
Binomial name
Daphnusa ocellaris
Walker, 1856[1]
Synonyms
  • Daphnusa orbifera Walker, 1862
  • Smerinthus oculata Boisduval, 1875
  • Daphnusa oculata (Boisduval, [1875])
  • Daphnusa fruhstorferi (Huwe, 1895)
  • Allodaphnusa fruhstorferi Huwe, 1895

Daphnusa ocellaris is a species of moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, northern India, Nepal, Thailand, southern China (Yunnan), Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines. Daphnusa fruhstorferi from Java is sometimes treated as a valid species.

The wingspan is 80–112 mm.

The larvae feed on Nephelium and Durio species.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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