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Daphnis nerii
Minibeast photographs and field observations.
Species notes
About Daphnis nerii
Daphnis nerii (also recorded as Oleander Hawk-moth) is an accepted species in the family Sphingidae, within the order Lepidoptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Oceania, Antwerpen province, Brabant province, Limburg province, Liège province, Namur province, Oost-Vlaanderen province, and West-Vlaanderen province. Butterflies and moths pass through egg, larval, pupal and adult stages, and adults are characterised by wings covered in microscopic scales.
- Common name
- Oleander Hawk-moth
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Oceania, Antwerpen province, Brabant province, Limburg province, Liège province, Namur province, Oost-Vlaanderen province, West-Vlaanderen province
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy