---
title: "Oleander Hawkmoth"
description: "Daphnis nerii — Insetos e aranhas. Daphnis nerii, the oleander hawk-moth or army green moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/oleander-hawkmoth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Oleander Hawkmoth

> Daphnis nerii — Insetos e aranhas. Daphnis nerii, the oleander hawk-moth or army green moth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae.

- Scientific name: *Daphnis nerii*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9897
- Wikidata: [Q1137159](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1137159)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51996](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51996)

## Names

- en: Oleander Hawkmoth
- de: Oleanderschwärmer
- es: Polilla Esfinge de las Adelfas
- fr: Sphinx du laurier-rose
- nl: Oleanderpijlstaart
- pl: Zmrocznik oleandrowiec

## Countries with the most observations

IN (2757), TH (759), TW (537), IT (471), SI (400), MY (320), PH (306), HK (285), GR (281), SG (279), ZA (253), US (248)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnis_nerii

## Photo

![Oleander Hawkmoth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/oleander-hawkmoth/medium.jpg)

Photo: spellecchias · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233066664

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/oleander-hawkmoth?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).