Daphnis protrudens Felder, 1874
 (synonym : Choerocampa neriastri)
MACROGLOSSINAE ,   SPHINGIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Daphnis protrudens
(Photo: courtesy of Andrew MacDonald, Finch Hatton, Queensland)

The caterpillars of this species have been found feeding on:

  • Swizzle Bush ( Timonius timon, RUBIACEAE ).

    The adult moths 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. The wingspan is about 10 cms.

    The species occurs in

  • Indonesia,
  • Papua,
    as well as in Australia in:
  • Queensland.

    Further reading:

    Paul Zborowski and Ted Edwards,
    A Guide to Australian Moths, CSIRO Publishing, 2007, p. 168.

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    (updated 24 June 2010)