| Daphnis protrudens | |
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| D. p. protrudens, male dorsal | |
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| D. p. protrudens, male ventral | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Daphnis |
| Species: | D. protrudens |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnis protrudens | |
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Daphnis protrudens is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 100 mm (3.9 in).
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Timonius timon . [2]
The genus Deilephila is part of the family Sphingidae, the hawk-moths or sphinxes. The genus was erected by Jakob Heinrich Laspeyres in 1809. It consists of a small number of Palearctic species most of which have common names involving the phrase "elephant hawk moth". They include the elephant hawk moth, Deilephila elpenor; the small elephant hawk moth and the Chitral elephant hawk moth. The oleander hawk moth is sometimes classified in this genus as D. nerii, but sometimes treated in genus Daphnis.
Protambulyx strigilis, the streaked sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae prevalent in the Americas from Florida to Central and South America. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771.
Eumorpha satellitia, the satellite sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The family was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It lives from Brazil and northern Argentina north through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to south Texas and southern Arizona.
Daphnis hypothous, the jade hawkmoth, is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae described by Pieter Cramer in 1780. It is known from Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Myanmar, southern China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is a rare vagrant to the Western Palaearctic realm. During the last hundred years a number have been discovered within the Middle East and one was even found in Scotland late in the 20th century but this was probably imported as a pupa with cargo.
Protambulyx eurycles is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.
Daphnis is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Daphnis torenia is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is found in the Pacific, including Fiji, the New Hebrides and Hawaii.
Hyles euphorbiarum is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Daphnis dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines the Solomon Islands and Torres Strait.
Daphnis placida is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Daphnis moorei is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by William John Macleay in 1866. It is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the northern half of Australia.
Daphnis vriesi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the Philippines.
Daphnis hayesi is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Daphnis layardii is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1882 and is known from Sri Lanka.
Daphnis minima is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.
Eurypteryx bhaga, the hook-winged hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1866.
Adhemarius donysa is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1889, and is known from Mexico.
Adhemarius gagarini is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Jose Francisco Zikán in 1935,
Adhemarius sexoculata is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1865,
Protambulyx astygonus is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875. It is known from Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil.
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