Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Macroglossina > Daphnis
Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780) – Jade Hawkmoth
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- Early stages
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- Status, Habitat and Habits
- Larval Host Plants
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Daphnis hypothous – Jade Hawkmoth
Daphnis hypothous crameri – Jade Hawkmoth
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Larval Host Plants:
Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780) – Jade Hawkmoth: Cinchona spp., Guettarda spp., Ixora spp., Uncaria spp. (Rubiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2010)
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
Adult moth observations that have been databased:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| All states |
Similiar species:
Daphnis nerii
List of Daphnis Hubner [1819] known from India.
Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780), Jharkhand (Singh and Navneet, 2016), Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013), Assam, Nepal (Amritpal et al., 2015).
Daphnis layardii Moore, 1882, India (Hampson, 1892).
Daphnis minima Butler, 1977, Karnataka (Kitching, 2020).
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758), Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab (Amritpal et al., 2015).
Daphnis placida (Walker, 1856), Andaman and Nicobar islands (Chandra and Rajan, 2004).
List of Daphnis Hubner [1819] known from India.
Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780), Jharkhand (Singh and Navneet, 2016), Karnataka (Ghoparde et al., 2013), Assam, Nepal (Amritpal et al., 2015).
Daphnis layardii Moore, 1882, India (Hampson, 1892).
Daphnis minima Butler, 1977, Karnataka (Kitching, 2020).
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758), Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab (Amritpal et al., 2015).
Daphnis placida (Walker, 1856), Andaman and Nicobar islands (Chandra and Rajan, 2004).
References:
Lepidoptera > Bombycoidea > Sphingidae > Macroglossinae > Macroglossini > Macroglossina > Daphnis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2022. Daphnis hypothous (Cramer, 1780) – Jade Hawkmoth. In Sondhi, S., Y. Sondhi, P. Roy and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Moths of India, v. 3.30. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.mothsofindia.org/sp/355543/Daphnis-hypothous
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