Daphnis protrudens is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Sphingidae

Sphingidae

Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...

 family. It is known from Indonesia

Indonesia

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, Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea

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 and Queensland

Queensland

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.

The wingspan

Wingspan

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 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

Daphnis (genus)

Daphnis is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family.-Species:*Daphnis dohertyi - Rothschild, 1897*Daphnis hayesi - Cadiou, 1988*Daphnis hypothous - *Daphnis layardii - Moore, 1882*Daphnis minima - Butler, 1876...

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.

Subspecies

• Daphnis protrudens protrudens
• Daphnis protrudens lecourti Cadiou, 1997 (Sulawesi)