Oleander Hawk-Moth

Oleander Hawk-Moth

Daphnis nerii or Oleander Hawk-moth is a member of the Sphingidae family, whose members are commonly known as the hummingbird, sphinx or hawk moths. This beautiful and attractive species has a wingspan of 8-12 cm. Its forewings are intricately patterned in gorgeous shades of olive green and marked with small blotches of pink and white, including a pale white apical band on each forewing. The hindwings, on the other hand, are greyish green, with a pale white wavy line. Body is mostly olive green too, with white markings and measures about 5 cm from head to tail.

Oleander Hawk-Moth Side Profile

I found this fine specimen at the yesterday evening. moth was quite friendly and did not get alarmed by my photography. I had a opportunity to try macro panorama on this which I will post in the next blog post.

EXIF info…
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
Exposure Time: 1/160 sec.
Exposure Bias: 0.0
Aperture (F Stop): f/13.0
ISO Used: 100
Flash Used: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance: As Shot
Focal Length: 100.0 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern
Date Time: 2009:07:02 20:54:53
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 2.14572001145" N – 74° 59' 44.4400798935" E
Copyright © Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved

EXIF info…
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec.
Exposure Bias: 0.0
Aperture (F Stop): f/8.0
ISO Used: 100
Flash Used: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode.
White Balance: As Shot
Focal Length: 100.0 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern
Date Time: 2009:07:02 23:41:32
GPS Location in Google Map:
13° 4' 2.14572001145" N – 74° 59' 44.4400798935" E
Copyright © Krishna Mohan
All rights Reserved

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Tags: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Canon MT-24EX macro twin light flash, Daphnis nerii, Deilephila nerii, insec, Insect, Moodabidri, moth, Oleander Hawk-moth
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6 Responses to “Oleander Hawk-Moth”

1. XkiD | Oleander Hawk-Moth | blog.xkid.ro Says:
   July 3rd, 2009 at 7:36 PM

   [...] post: Oleander Hawk-Moth Posted in News | Tags: camera-model, collection, exposure, exposure-mode, exposure-time, [...]

2. Oleander Hawk-Moth | Camera Hype Says:
   July 4th, 2009 at 2:06 AM

   [...] View post:  Oleander Hawk-Moth [...]

3. shiva Says:
   July 5th, 2009 at 6:50 PM

   Nice attempt here, macro stitching! I had seen the landscape photos stitch this kind first time for me. thank you for sharing

4. drkrishi Says:
   July 6th, 2009 at 1:25 PM

   I love to take credit for being inventor of this great art of macro panorama Alas, there are quite few pioneers out there who have done it much before me and have excelled in it. I agree it is not as common as Landscape Panos & HDRs which go to crazy extremes. Earlier it was quite difficult to stich unless you have aligned all the photos and angled the capture well. It has become quite easy now with CS4, soon you might see lot of macro panos around.
   -Krishna Mohan

5. Metamorphosis | Krishna Mohan Photography Says:
   December 19th, 2009 at 12:20 PM

   [...] I had the great opportunity of photographing this moth earlier which I documented on this website here and here. Defensive [...]

6. Daphnis minima | Krishna Mohan Photography Says:
   March 8th, 2010 at 7:22 PM

   [...] was brownish all over instead of the bright camouflage green Oleander Hawk-moth had. You can see Oleander Hawk-moth here as well as in my Macro Stitching a Moth post. You can also see its caterpillar at [...]