I was lucky enough to photograph the butterfly Daphnis nerii (Oleander hawk moth).
And it was like this:
my friend and I went to the school to pick up her children after classes were over.
As always, I look around.
It has already become a habit, suddenly I see something interesting.
And I saw!!!
It was the first time I saw such a beautiful butterfly-moth!
True, I had to take pictures on the phone, because I was afraid that while I go to the car to take the tablet, it might fly away ...
I was impressed by her beauty!
Here you can laugh at me 馃槉
Later, when I got home, I began to search the Internet for information about her.
And here's what I found:
This butterfly is called Daphnis nerii (Moth Moths).
And it is a relatively large butterfly.
From the Internet:
"The maximum length of their body reaches 11 cm with a wingspan of 25 mm to 17.5 cm.
The average wingspan of most species is 8-10 cm. The weight of males reaches 2-6 g, females are heavier on average and weigh 3-8 g.
Large species are capable of long-distance migrations.
Moth hawks do not have a specific type of activity. Some varieties of hawk moths prefer to be active at night, while others prefer to be active in the morning and afternoon.
Strong pectoral muscles and a special shape of the wings provide insects with a high flight speed.
The body has a mass of powerful muscles that help the insect fly quickly: hawks are the fastest butterflies in the world."
And what really surprised me was that the formed moth and their caterpillars can make different sounds that look like a creak or crunch.
Oh how I would love to hear that!!!
This is very interesting to me!
In Russia, Oleander Hawk Moth is listed in the Red Book.
I was looking for information about their distribution in Cyprus, but unfortunately I did not find it.
But next time I will continue to look for this information.