Many thanks to River Seki who spotted the D. nerii directly above. His mom, D., photographed it and sent it to me.

This site has been created by Bill Oehlke.
Comments, suggestions and/or additional information are welcomed by Bill.

TAXONOMY: Family: Sphingidae, Latreille, 1802 Subfamily: Macroglossinae, Harris, 1839 Tribe: Macroglossini, Harris, 1839 Genus: Deilephila ........... Species: nerii (Linnaeus, 1758)

Use your browser "Back" button to return to the previous page.

Sphingidae of Hawaii

Return to U. S. A. Table
Return to Sphingidae Index
Return to Macroglossini Tribe

This page is brought to you by Bill Oehlke and the WLSS. Pages are on space rented from Bizland. If you would like to become a "Patron of the Sphingidae Site", contact Bill.

Please send sightings/images to Bill. I will do my best to respond to requests for identification help.