Daphnis nerii: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the daphnis nerii lives – recorded in 38 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Daphnis nerii
Group	Butterflies & moths
Found in	38 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Insect
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Sphingidae

Where does the daphnis nerii live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the daphnis nerii in 38 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. In Japan it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the daphnis nerii?

The daphnis nerii (Daphnis nerii) is an insect in the order Lepidoptera and the family Sphingidae, genus Daphnis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the daphnis nerii

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 in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Daphnis nerii (revision 1379176568), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1137159 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).