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Daphnis protrudens Felder, 1874[1]
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Daphnis protrudens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Queensland.
The wingspan is about 100 mm. Adults have wings with a bold pattern of pale and dark brown. There is a contrasting pair of dark brown and white bands across the first abdominal segment. It is distinguishable from all other Daphnis species by the violet-toned dark chocolate brown marginal band on the forewing underside. The forewing upperside has a proximal edge of median brown which is not sharply defined.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Timonius timon.[2]
Subspecies
- Daphnis protrudens protrudens
- Daphnis protrudens lecourti Cadiou, 1997 (Sulawesi)