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Daphnis nerii
Moss green color, with chevrons of white. Around 2 inches body and 3 inches with wings resting. Found it on a bush in Loyola Memorial park,a cemetery. Bush had white starred flowers.
Tropical, larva lived in a waxy leafed plant, which may be the local (Philippine) version of the oleander bush.
The third photo has the bush that the larva was feeding on, and where as an adult, it was found. I believe the bush is a type of honeysuckle. It is described as usually feeding on oleander.
Spotted on Feb 4, 2014
Submitted on Feb 4, 2014
4 Comments
Beautiful photos, I really like #1. Lovely contrasting colours. Congrats!
Am adding a photo of the bush where the larva fed, and where it was found. I think the bush is a type of honeysuckle, so it may also have fed from the nectar as an adult. Please correct if I am wrong.
Hi eo512421! We have a mission for "Moths in the Philippines" at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1591.... Data from this mission are mined and used to document lepidopteras in the Philippines. Please join! Thanks!
That is some Op Art!