Daphnis kitchingi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Macroglossina
Genus: Daphnis
Species: Daphnis kitchingi

Name

Daphnis kitchingi Haxaire & Melichar, 2011

Type locality: Madagascar, env. Ardasibe, Perinet National Park, 4 km. E of Moramanga.

Holotype: SMCR. male ♂. BC-MEL no. 1691. 26-27.XII.2001. leg. V. Dolin.

References

Primary references

• Haxaire, J. & Melichar, T. 2011a. Description d'un nouveau Sphingidae de l'île de Madagaskar Daphnis kitchingi sp.n. (Lepidoptera,Sphingidae). The European Entomologist 3(4): 189–195. Reference page.