Daphnis torenia
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Daphnis torenia is a species of moth
of the Sphingidae
family. It is found in the Pacific, including Fiji
, the New Hebrides
and Hawaii
.
It was considered a subspecies of Daphnis placida
for some time, but was reinstated as a species. The forewing upperside similar to Daphnis placida placida
, but the proximal edge of the olive-green median area is straight, very feebly or not at all incurved on the costa and the antemedian line is barely visible.
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 found in the Pacific, including Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, the New Hebrides
New Hebrides
New Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The New Hebrides were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands...
and Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
.
It was considered a subspecies of Daphnis placida
Daphnis placida
Daphnis placida is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia , the Solomon Islands and the northern half of Australia....
for some time, but was reinstated as a species. The forewing upperside similar to Daphnis placida placida
Daphnis placida
Daphnis placida is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia , the Solomon Islands and the northern half of Australia....
, but the proximal edge of the olive-green median area is straight, very feebly or not at all incurved on the costa and the antemedian line is barely visible.