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Daphnis nerii  (Linnaeus, 1758)


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Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Bombycoidea
Family: ​Sphingidae
Subfamily: ​Macroglossinae
​Tribe: ​​Macroglossini
Genus: Daphnis
Species: nerii


  • Common names: Oleander Hawk Moth
  • Distribution: Tropical Africa, North Africa and the Middle East to Afghanistan, Pakistan, South-east Asia, Borneo, Philippines, Hawaii, Japan. As a migrant, it penetrates northwards into central Europe and central southern Asia. 
  • Image locations: Chaiyaphum, Chiang Mai, Chonburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Udon Thani
  • Additional notes: Attracted to light
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Image locations

Images of Daphnis nerii from Thailand.
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi November
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi November
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Chiang Mai
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Chaiyaphum November
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Chaiyaphum November
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi November
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi November
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi March
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi June
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pattaya Chonburi June
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Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Pupa Pattaya Chonburi July
caterpillars moths - Daphnis nerii 2b - complete growing - Ban Phon Ngam (Nov 2017).jpg
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, November 2017
caterpillars moths - Daphnis nerii 1b - 3rd step - Ban Phon Ngam (March 2018).jpg
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) Ban Phon Ngam, Nong Han, Udon Thani, March 2017

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