Adhemarius daphne (Boisduval, [1875])
Geographic distribution
Distribution
No economic damages registered
- Argentina
- Chaco
- Corrientes
- Jujuy
- Misiones
- Salta
Other distribution
- Ambulyx daphne Boisduval, 1875
- Amplypterus (gannascus) f. mollis Gehlen, 1928
Adhemarius daphne was reestablished as a good species by Vaglia and Haxaire in 2005.
Adhemarius daphne and Adhemarius gannascus are very similar to each other, and very variable intraspecifically. The background color of the hind wings is light pink with a minor black design in A. daphne and purplish pink with a greater black design in A. gannascus. The shape of the subapical spot on the forewings is subquadrate in A. daphne and crescent-shaped in A. gannascus. The oblique basal spot on the forewings is limited and does not lead to the costa vein in A. daphne and a defined strip reaching the costa vein in A. gannascus.
The subspecies A. daphne daphne is the one present in Argentina.
Adhemarius daphne and Adhemarius gannascus are very similar to each other, and very variable intraspecifically. The background color of the hind wings is light pink with a minor black design in A. daphne and purplish pink with a greater black design in A. gannascus. The shape of the subapical spot on the forewings is subquadrate in A. daphne and crescent-shaped in A. gannascus. The oblique basal spot on the forewings is limited and does not lead to the costa vein in A. daphne and a defined strip reaching the costa vein in A. gannascus.
The subspecies A. daphne daphne is the one present in Argentina.
Caterpillar host plants: Lauraceae.
- VAGLIA T, HAXAIRE J. 2005. Revisión des Adhemarius du complexe gannascus. Lambillionea 1 (3): 3-45.
- MORÉ M, KITCHING IJ, COCUCCI AA. 2014. Lepidoptera: Sphingidae. In: Roig-Junent S, Claps LE, Morrone JJ, eds. Biodiversidad de Artrópodos Argentinos. Tucumán, Argentina: Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, cap. 4, pp 281–295.
- AGUADO JA, PENCO CF, NÚÑEZ BUSTOS E. 2021. Lepidoptera Argentina. Catálogo ilustrado y comentado de las mariposas de Argentina. Parte XV: Sphingidae
- KITCHING IJ. 2021. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory, http://sphingidae.myspecies.info/, [3 March 2021].
