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 dohertyi
Daphnis dohertyi Male dorsal
Daphnis dohertyi Male ventral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Daphnis
Species:
D. dohertyi
Binomial name
Daphnis dohertyi
Synonyms
  • Deilephila dohertyi callusia Rothschild & Jordan, 1916

The length of the forewings is 42–47 mm.

Subspecies

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  • Daphnis dohertyi dohertyi
  • Daphnis dohertyi callusia (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916) (Solomon Islands)

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-26.