Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Daphnis dohertyi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Daphnis Rank Subspecies | |
Similar Daphnis hypothous, Daphnis, Macroglossinae, Daphnis nerii | ||
Daphnis dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines the Solomon Islands and Torres Strait.
The length of the forewings is 42–47 mm. Adults have wings with a bold pattern of pale and dark brown, with white spots at the base, the centre and the tip of each forewing. There is also a white band across the first abdominal segment.
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