Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea
Family
Sphingidae
Subfamily
Macroglossinae
Tribe/Subtribe
Macroglossini
Genus
Daphnis Hübner, [1819] 1816
Type Species
Sphinx nerii Linnaeus, 1758
= Regia Tutt, 1903b: 101 (TS: Daphnis torenia Druce, 1882, by original designation)
= Histriosphinx Varis, 1976: 127 (a junior objective synonym of Daphnis Hübner, [1819]) (TS: Sphinx nerii Linnaeus, 1758, by original designation)
Species/Subspecies
Daphnis minima Butler, 1876
Type Locality
Uttara Kanara [India]
=Daphnis ernestina Moore, [1887] 1885: 534 (TL. Pundoloya]
Distribution
Specific Records
Karwar
States/Union Territories
Karnataka
Bio Geographic Zones/Zones
Deccan Peninsula, Western Ghats