Oleander Hawk-moth, Daphnis nerii, caterpillar sitting on a privet branch
Oleander Hawk-moth, Daphnis nerii, caterpillar sitting on a privet branch. Older oleander hawk-moth larvae like this measure around to centimetres in length. The butterfly is a migratory species, flying to parts of eastern and southern Europe during the summer, particularly Turkey. Daphnis nerii is a large hawk-moth found in wide areas of Africa, Asia and certain Hawaiian Islands where it was introduced to control invasive introduced oleanders as well as to pollinate the endangered Brighamia insignis and Brighamia rockii which had previously had to be hand pollinated.
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Photo credit: © VBrockhaus / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: army, butterfly, caterpillar, caterpillars, daphnis, green, hawk, hawkmoth, moth, nachtfalter, nerii, oleander, oleanderschwärmer, privet, raupe, raupen, schmetterling, schwärmer
