Oleander hawk-moth
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| phylum | Arthropoda | Daphnis nerii, the oleander hawk-moth or army green moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Daphnis nerii is a large hawk-moth found in wide areas of Africa, Asia and certain Hawaiian Islands. It is a migratory species, flying to parts of eastern and southern Europe during the summer, particularly Turkey.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Lepidoptera | |
| family | Sphingidae | |
| genus | Daphnis | |
| species | D. nerii |
