Adhemarius daphne
Appearance
Adhemarius daphne | |
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Male from Brazil, upperside | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Adhemarius |
Species: | A. daphne
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Binomial name | |
Adhemarius daphne (Boisduval, 1875)
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Synonyms | |
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Adhemarius daphne is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875,[1] and it is known from Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay, as well as Cuba and Costa Rica.
There are probably at least two generations per year. In Brazil, adults have been recorded in March and November.
Subspecies
[edit]- Adhemarius daphne daphne (Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay)
- Adhemarius daphne cubanus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1908) (Cuba)
- Adhemarius daphne interrupta (Closs, 1915) (Costa Rica)
References
[edit]- ^ "Adhemarius daphne (Boisduval, 1875) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.