Adhemarius daphne

Adhemarius daphne
(Boisduval, [1875]) Amplypterus

Adhemarius daphne males, Esmeraldas and Morona Santiago, Ecuador,
courtesy of Vadim Kroutov, more images below.

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TAXONOMY:

Superfamily: Sphingoidea, Dyar, 1902
Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Sphinginae, Latreille, 1802
Tribe: Smerinthini, Grote & Robinson, 1865
Genus: Adhemarius, Oiticica, 1939
Species: daphne, (Boisduval, [1875])

Adhemarius daphne female, Esmeraldas and Morona Santiago, Ecuador,
courtesy of Vadim Kroutov, more images below.

Vadim has provided recto and verso images comparing the very similar Adhemarius daphne and Adhemarius gannascus. Note the dark basal band does not extend onto the costa in daphne.

Adhemarius daphne top, vs Adhemarius gannascus bottom,
Ecuador, courtesy of Vadim Kroutov

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