Daphnis placida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Daphnis |
Species: | D. placida
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Binomial name | |
Daphnis placida | |
Synonyms | |
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Daphnis placida is a moth of the family Sphingidae.
It is known from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (including Borneo), the Solomon Islands and the northern half of Australia.
The wingspan is about 60 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Alstonia constricta, Neisosperma kilneri and Tabernaemontana angustisepala.[2]