Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Daphnis torenia | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Daphnis Rank Species | |
Similar Daphnis hypothous, Daphnis, Macroglossinae | ||
Daphnis torenia is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. 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.
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