Daphnis nerii

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Oleander Hawk-moth
Daphnis nerii, adult
Daphnis nerii, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Daphnis
Species: D. nerii
Binomial name
Daphnis nerii
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Oleander Hawk-moth Daphnis nerii is a hawk-moth found in South Europe, in the Tropics and Subtropics of Africa and Asia but also in East Europe and in the North of the Alps as a guest.

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