Primarily Indo-Australian origin, the species are widely distributed throughout India, Africa, Europe, Borneo, Java, Sri Lanka and Mauritius. Adults are often found in Europe as immigrant individuals, that can be observed in dispersed localities.[2]
DescriptionEdit
Wings are generally dark green to greenish brown in color. There is a characteristic wing pattern of paler fasciae. Adult with large labial palpus which are upturned, and more rounded at apex. Female has slightly clubbed antenna with a long thin terminal segment. Forewing with pointed apex. Tibial spurs of legs are longer where one pair of tibial spurs found in the mid tibia. Hind tibia has two tibial spur pairs. These tibiae lack spines. There are elongated and weak spines in several abdominal rows. In male genitalia, both uncus and gnathos are strong, and not divided.[3]
^Savela, Markku. "Daphnis Hübner, [1819]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
^"First records of the Oleander hawkmoth Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Balearic Islands, Spain (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)". SHILAP Revta. lepid., 47 (185) marzo 2019: 25-28. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
^Kaleka, Aps; Singh, Devinder; Kaur, Parminder (2015-02-01). "Genitalic studies of two species of genus Daphnis Hubner (Sphingidae: Lepidoptera) from India". Journal of Chemical, Biological and Physical Sciences. pp. 1531–1537. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
daphnis, moth, daphnis, genus, moths, family, sphingidae, first, described, jacob, hübner, 1819, daphnisdaphnis, neriiscientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, sphingidaesubtribe, macr. Daphnis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Jacob Hubner in 1819 1 DaphnisDaphnis neriiScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SphingidaeSubtribe MacroglossinaGenus DaphnisHubner 1819SynonymsHistriosphinx Varis 1976 Regia Tutt 1903 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Species 4 Gallery 5 ReferencesDistribution EditPrimarily Indo Australian origin the species are widely distributed throughout India Africa Europe Borneo Java Sri Lanka and Mauritius Adults are often found in Europe as immigrant individuals that can be observed in dispersed localities 2 Description EditWings are generally dark green to greenish brown in color There is a characteristic wing pattern of paler fasciae Adult with large labial palpus which are upturned and more rounded at apex Female has slightly clubbed antenna with a long thin terminal segment Forewing with pointed apex Tibial spurs of legs are longer where one pair of tibial spurs found in the mid tibia Hind tibia has two tibial spur pairs These tibiae lack spines There are elongated and weak spines in several abdominal rows In male genitalia both uncus and gnathos are strong and not divided 3 Species EditDaphnis dohertyi Rothschild 1897 Daphnis hayesi Cadiou 1988 Daphnis hypothous Cramer 1780 Daphnis layardii Moore 1882 Daphnis minima Butler 1876 Daphnis moorei W J Macleay 1866 Daphnis nerii Linnaeus 1758 Daphnis placida Walker 1856 Daphnis protrudens Felder 1874 Daphnis torenia Druce 1882 Daphnis vriesi Hogenes amp Treadaway 1993Gallery Edit Daphnis dohertyi Daphnis hayesi Daphnis hypothous Daphnis moorei Daphnis nerii Daphnis placida Daphnis protrudens Daphnis toreniaReferences Edit Savela Markku Daphnis Hubner 1819 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved December 4 2018 First records of the Oleander hawkmoth Daphnis nerii Linnaeus 1758 from the Balearic Islands Spain Lepidoptera Sphingidae SHILAP Revta lepid 47 185 marzo 2019 25 28 Retrieved 2021 09 28 Kaleka Aps Singh Devinder Kaur Parminder 2015 02 01 Genitalic studies of two species of genus Daphnis Hubner Sphingidae Lepidoptera from India Journal of Chemical Biological and Physical Sciences pp 1531 1537 Retrieved 2021 09 28 Wikispecies has information related to Daphnis This Macroglossini related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daphnis moth amp oldid 1171412593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
