''Darapsa'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Sphingidae
The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, bu ...
first described by
Francis Walker in 1856.
Species
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Darapsa choerilus''
(Cramer 1779)
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Darapsa myron''
(Cramer 1779)
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Darapsa versicolor''
(Harris 1839)
References
Macroglossini
Moth genera
Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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