# Oleander hawk-moth (*Daphnis nerii*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

The oleander hawk-moth (Daphnis nerii) is an insect in the butterflies and moths subgroup, belonging to the family Sphingidae. It is classified in the order Lepidoptera, superfamily Bombycoidea, subfamily Macroglossinae and tribe Macroglossini, within the genus Daphnis. The species was named by Linnaeus, 1758, and is also called the Army green moth or Oleander hawk moth.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | Day and night (cathemeral) |
| Migration | Migratory |
| Generations a year | Two |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | Not recorded |

## Recorded prey and predators

 Recorded predators: House sparrow (*Passer domesticus*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 1 country. Introduced: Japan. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Insecta
- order: Lepidoptera
- family: Sphingidae
- genus: Daphnis
- species: *Daphnis nerii* Linnaeus, 1758

Synonyms: *Daphnis bipartita*, *Daphnis confluens*, *Daphnis infernelutea*, *Daphnis nigra*, *Deilephila bipartita*, *Deilephila nerii*, *Sphinx nerii*, *Sphynx nerii*

## Common questions

### What kind of animal is the oleander hawk-moth?

The oleander hawk-moth is an insect in the butterflies and moths subgroup. It belongs to the family Sphingidae in the order Lepidoptera.

### What is the scientific name of the oleander hawk-moth?

The scientific name of the oleander hawk-moth is Daphnis nerii, placing it in the genus Daphnis.

### Who named the oleander hawk-moth and when?

The oleander hawk-moth was named by Linnaeus, 1758.

### What other names does the oleander hawk-moth have?

The oleander hawk-moth is also called the Army green moth and the Oleander hawk moth.

### What family does the oleander hawk-moth belong to?

The oleander hawk-moth belongs to the family Sphingidae, within the superfamily Bombycoidea. Its subfamily is Macroglossinae and its tribe is Macroglossini.

### What is the full classification of the oleander hawk-moth?

The oleander hawk-moth is in kingdom Animalia, phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta and order Lepidoptera. It belongs to family Sphingidae and genus Daphnis.

### Is the oleander hawk-moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the oleander hawk-moth as introduced in 1 country: Japan, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

### What eats the oleander hawk-moth?

Animals recorded preying on the oleander hawk-moth include house sparrow. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org), per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed), 2026-11-11. Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence).
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS)](https://griis.org/), CC BY 4.0, 2026-11-13. Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group.
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0, 2026-11-11. Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service).
- [Wikipedia (English)](https://en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0, 2026-11-11. Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).

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