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*Daphnis nerii*, commonly known as the Oleander Hawkmoth, is a species of insect belonging to the family Sphingidae. It is classified within the order Lepidoptera, class Insecta, phylum Arthropoda, and kingdom Animalia. The species is a member of the genus *Daphnis*. Other common names for this organism include gwalch-wyfyn rhoswydd, oleanderpijlstaart, Oleandersvärmare, and 夾竹桃天蛾.
Host plants for *Daphnis nerii* include *Nerium oleander*, *Vitis vinifera*, *Vinca*, and *Mangifera indica*. The species has been described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. Records of the organism are held by institutions such as RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CHAS, YPM, UHIM, and DMNS. Occurrence data indicates presence in the United States, France, Nigeria, Seychelles, and Israel.
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Species
Oleander Hawkmoth
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilySphingidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 181
- With media
- 54
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CHAS, YPM, UHIM, DMNS, CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, OH (CLEV)
- Recorded in
- United States, France, Nigeria, Seychelles, Israel, Cameroon, Austria, Kenya
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Daphnis
- Image
- Daphnis nerii MHNT CUT 2010 0 290 Aurangabad Maharashtra India male.jpg
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- taxon name
- Daphnis nerii
- Commons category
- Daphnis nerii
- Commons gallery
- Daphnis nerii
- taxon common name
- zmrocznik oleandrowiec
- has host
- Tectona grandis
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- short name
- D. nerii
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Encyclopedic overview
Daphnis nerii, the oleander hawk-moth or army green moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
Distribution
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