Oleander biography

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    • Daphnis nerii

    Species of moth

    Daphnis nerii
    Female in Mangaon, Maharashtra, India
    Fully grown caterpillar
    Scientific classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Family: Sphingidae
    Genus: Daphnis
    Species:

    D.&#;nerii

    Binomial name
    Daphnis nerii

    (Linnaeus, )[1]

    Distribution: blue = summer, green = year round
    Synonyms
    • Sphinx neriiLinnaeus,
    • Daphnis nerii inferneluteaSaalmüller,
    • Daphnis nerii confluensCloss,
    • Daphnis nerii nigraSchmidt,
    • Deilephila nerii
    • Deilephila nerii bipartitaGehlen,

    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 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

    Distribution

    Daphnis nerii is a large hawk-moth found in wide areas of Africa, Asia and Hawaii. It is a migratory s