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Daphnusa ocellaris

Southeast asian "durian hawkmoth" From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Phylum:Arthropoda
Clade:Pancrustacea
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
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Daphnusa ocellaris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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
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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 dorsal view
  • Male ventral view
    Male ventral view
  • Female dorsal view
    Female dorsal view
  • Female ventral view
    Female ventral view

Biology

The larvae feed on Durio[2][3] and Nephelium species.

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