Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Bombycoidea → family Sphingidae → subfamily Macroglossinae → tribe Macroglossini → subtribe Macroglossina → genus Daphnis → species Daphnis nerii
Species name(s)
Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) = Sphinx nerii Linnaeus, 1758 = infernelutea Saalmüller, 1884 = confluens (Closs, 1912) = nigra Schmidt, 1914 = Deilephila nerii bipartita Gehlen, 1934.
Oleander Hawk-moth
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:2838
Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic, Ethiopic, Indo-Malayan.
Russia regions
#13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky.
Forewing length
45—65 mm.
Primary colors
Red, Green, Brown/Gray/Black.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Larva lifespan
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |

Detailed information with references
Habitus and Differences from alike species
- Length of front wing - 4.5, and even 6.5 cm, the wings themselves are narrow, with a wavy bottom edge. Strongly wavy. All wings of marsh-green, with lighter fields and pinkish spots, which is a butterfly is sitting on an oleander bush. The body of the butterfly stocky, head and back of green, and the rear wings much smaller, when compared with the front. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Distribution
- Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Turkey - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Western Caucasus. [3]. Peter Khramov.
- Austria, Azores?Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Cyprus, Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway (mainland)Channel Islands, Poland, Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey (European part), Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10]. Peter Khramov.
- Areal - Southern Europe. Africa, the Middle East to India. Occasionally - Central Europe. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Lifespan
- The first butterflies appear north of the Alps in June, and their descendants continue to fly until September. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Imago
- In the Mediterranean - the valley of the rivers and streams dried up riverbed (there is usually grow oleander bushes). In Central Europe, where the flies though - if only to find that oleander. Imago oleander hawk moths are active at night. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva lifespan
- Daphnis nerii larvae live from July to September. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva food plants
- Oleander (Nerium oleander), sometimes periwinkle. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Larva
- Caterpillar large, colorful, green and pink, with a white line on the sides and a horn at the end of the abdomen, so even with the raised spots. Pupation occurs in loose soil. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Igor Sakhno. Text data: Peter Khramov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
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