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Oleander Hawk-moth - Male

Daphnis nerii

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11 Comments

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

@pamsai ! .. sure ...

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

Thank you KrantiAzad !!

pamsai
pamsai 11 years ago

Hehehe Arun... maybe our 2 moths should get together!

KrantiAzad
KrantiAzad 11 years ago

great spotting !!

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

You're welcome Arun :) In keeping with the PN community spirit of continuous learning AND knowledge sharing :)

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

A new Lesson .. Thanks a lot for the information and the effort you shown. @AgnesAdiqueTalavera !!

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

At the tip of the abdomen. Females have 2 dark green patches, 1 on each side; while males have 3 dark green patches (1 at each side and 1 at the middle) - http://tpittaway.tripod.com/china/d_ner....
http://www.bugnation.co.uk/viewtopic.php...

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

Thank you AgnesAdiqueTalavera !! how you Identifying male and female ??

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

Thanks a lot for your kind words Hemma !!

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Oh great! Pam has the female and Arun got the male :)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Beautiful moth,Arun! Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Arun
Spotted by
Arun

Tirunelveli, India

Spotted on Feb 21, 2013
Submitted on Feb 21, 2013

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