Daphnusa ocellaris

Daphnusa ocellaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Daphnusa
Species:	D. ocellaris
Binomial name
	Daphnusa ocellaris; Walker, 1856[1]
Synonyms
	Daphnusa orbifera Walker, 1862; Smerinthus oculata Boisduval, 1875; Daphnusa oculata (Boisduval, [1875]); Daphnusa fruhstorferi (Huwe, 1895); Allodaphnusa fruhstorferi Huwe, 1895;

Daphnusa ocellaris, the durian hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is found in Sri Lanka, northern India, Nepal, Thailand, Yunnan in southern China, Malaysia (Peninsular, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan) and the Philippines. Daphnusa fruhstorferi from Java is sometimes treated as a valid species.

Description

The wingspan is 80–112 mm.

Male dorsal view
Male ventral view
Female dorsal view
Female ventral view

Biology

The larvae feed on Nephelium and Durio species.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

External links

Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. "Daphnusa ocellaris Walker, 1856 -- Durian hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.