Adhemarius daphne

Adhemarius daphne is a species of moth in the family Sphingidae. It was described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1875,[1] and is known from Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay, as well as Cuba and Costa Rica.

Adhemarius daphne
Male from Brazil, upperside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Adhemarius
Species:
A. daphne
Binomial name
Adhemarius daphne
(Boisduval, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx daphne Boisduval, 1875
  • Amplypterus daphne mollis (Gehlen, 1928)
  • Amplypterus daphne cubanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1908
  • Amplypterus daphne interrupta Closs, 1915
  • Amplypterus daphne acostalis (Closs, 1915)

There are probably at least two generations per year. In Brazil, adults have been recorded in March and November.

Subspecies
  • Adhemarius daphne daphne (Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay)
  • Adhemarius daphne cubanus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1908) (Cuba)
  • Adhemarius daphne interrupta (Closs, 1915) (Costa Rica)

References
  1. "Adhemarius daphne (Boisduval, 1875) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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