Daphnis placida
{{Short description|Species of moth}}
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| image = Daphnis placida - Hang Dong, North Thailand (5923656416).jpg
| taxon = Daphnis placida
| authority = (Walker, 1856){{cite web|url=https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Daphnis/hypothous.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026040253/https://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Daphnis/hypothous.html|archivedate=26 October 2012|url-status=dead|title=CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience – Sphingidae |publisher=Cate-sphingidae.org |date= |accessdate=26 October 2011}}
| synonyms =
- Darapsa placida Walker, 1856
- Choerocampa hesperus Boisduval, 1875
- Daphnis andamana Druce, 1882
- Daphnis angustans R. Felder, 1874
- Daphnis horsfieldii Butler, 1876
- Deilephila jamdenae Debauche, 1934
- Daphnis torenia rosacea Rothschild, 1894
}}
Daphnis placida is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
Distribution
Description
The wingspan is about 60 mm.
Daphnis placida placida MHNT CUT 2010 0324 Kuranda Queensland Australia male dorsal.jpg|Male dorsal
Daphnis placida placida MHNT CUT 2010 0324 Kuranda Queensland Australia male ventral.jpg|Male ventral
Daphnis placida placida MHNT CUT 2010 0324 Wau, Papua New Guinea female dorsal.jpg|Female dorsal
Daphnis placida placida MHNT CUT 2010 0324 Wau, Papua New Guinea female ventral.jpg|Female ventral
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Alstonia constricta, Neisosperma kilneri and Tabernaemontana angustisepala.{{cite web |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/placid.html |title=Australian Insects |publisher=Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au |date=8 April 2011 |accessdate=26 October 2011 |archive-date=18 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110818234219/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/placid.html |url-status=dead }}
Subspecies
- Daphnis placida placida
- Daphnis placida salomonis Rothschild & Jordan, 1906 (Solomon Islands)
References
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Category:Moths described in 1856
Category:Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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