Daphnis layardii
| Daphnis layardii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Daphnis |
| Species: | D. layardii |
| Binomial name | |
| Daphnis layardii Moore, 1882[1] | |
Daphnis layardii is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sri Lanka.
It is similar to Daphnis moorei but smaller. The forewing upperside is similar to Daphnis moorei, but the white highlighting of many of the pattern elements reduced or absent, giving a much flatter and less contrasted pattern. The antemedian line is distinct only anteriorly.
"Differs from hypothous in being ruddy brown, not olive in hue; abdomen with a pale fringe to each segment. Underside with the white spots at apex of fore wing and at end of cell of each wing minute. Exp. 86millim."
—The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-1.[2]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-i". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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