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oleander hawk

1 Species ID Suggestions

Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago
Oleander Hawk-moth
Daphnis nerii Daphnis nerii


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5 Comments

YulionoGim
YulionoGim 12 years ago

I saw one too in Buru island, Maluku, Indonesia. So this moth spreads all over the world, though it's very hard to find.

Latimeria
Latimeria 13 years ago

I agree with Ashish...I went ahead and suggested it and provided a Wikipedia link, they both have very similar markings.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 13 years ago

Its almost similer to Oleader Hawk...!!

star_KSW
star_KSW 13 years ago

Definitely some time of sphinx moth http://insects.about.com/od/photography/...

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 13 years ago

I saw the exact same moth. was going to post the spotting later. I think its a type of sphinx moth

AileenG
Spotted by
AileenG

Singapore, Singapore

Spotted on Apr 22, 2011
Submitted on Apr 22, 2011

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