''Adhemarius daphne'' is a species of
moth in the family
Sphingidae. It was described by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
in 1875,
and it is known from
Brazil,
Bolivia
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,
Argentina and
Paraguay, as well as
Cuba and
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
.
There are probably at least two generations per year. In Brazil, adults have been recorded in March and November.
Subspecies
*''Adhemarius daphne daphne'' (Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay)
*''Adhemarius daphne cubanus''
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1908) (Cuba)
*''Adhemarius daphne interrupta''
(Closs, 1915) (Costa Rica)
References
Adhemarius
Moths described in 1875
Moths of North America
Moths of South America
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