Family SPHINGIDAE
Subfamily Macroglossinae
Daphnis placida placida is found in Australia in the north of Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales as far south as Wollongong. We have seen the moths from November to March.
Larval Foodplant
We have not had larvae here. Elsewhere it feeds on APOCYNACEAE: Alstonia constricta, Neisosperma kilneri, Ochrosia elliptica, and Tabernaemontana pandacaqui. Also CORNACEAE: Alangiumm villosum.
