| Sphingidae Macroglossinae Macroglossini Macroglossina |
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| Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
 Oleander Hawk-moth
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Genus: Daphnis Hübner, [1819] Original genus: Sphinx Linnaeus, 1758
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Synonims (genus): Histriosphinx Varis, 1976 Regia Tutt, 1903 |
Synonims (species): bipartita Gehlen, 1934 infernelutea Saalmuller, 1884 |
<br><br>Adult (male), Thailandia, July 12, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DaNeA001HR.jpg "D. nerii (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult (male), Thailandia, July 12, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Adult (female), Thailandia, July 12, 2008<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DaNeA002HR.jpg "D. nerii (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult (female), Thailandia, July 12, 2008 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
<br><br>Adult (female), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 1, 2010<br>(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)?images/Sphingidae/DaNeA003HR.jpg "D. nerii (© Paolo Mazzei)") |
Adult (female), Psili Ammos, Serifos, Greece, September 1, 2010 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (male), Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Adult (female), Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (green form), Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (green form), Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (brown form), Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (yellow form), Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (third instar), Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (first instar), Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Larva (ready to pupate), Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Pupa, Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
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Egg, Loutsa (Parga), Greece, August 1995 (Photo by Paolo Mazzei) |
Foodplants:
Mainly Nerium oleander; also Vinca, Acokanthera, Gardenia, Carissa, Rauwolfia, Taberna, Mangifera, Adenium multiflorum
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