Death's-head hawk-moth
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Name (Hebrew)
רפרף גולגולת המת
Name (Latin)
Death's-head hawk-moth
Name (Arabic)
عثة رأس الموت
Other forms of name
Acherontia atropos
Death's-head hawkmoth
Hawk-moth, Death's-head
Hawkmoth, Death's-head
See Also From tracing topical name
Acherontia
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q312009
Library of congress:
sh2010000036
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Kitching, Ian J. The biology of Death's Head hawkmoths, lepidopteran kleptoparasites of honey bees, 2006.
- UKmoths website, 4 Jan. 2010:under Death's-head Hawk-moth, Acherontia atropos, Linnaeus 1758 (the largest moth to appear in Britain, sporting a wingspan of up to 12 or 13cm, this is a striking species, though it is not native; immigrants arrive from southern Europe, usually several in each year, during late summer and autumn; it has the unusual habit of entering beehives in search of honey, and if handled, emits a loud squeak)
- Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa website, 4 Jan. 2010(Acherontia atropos, Linnaeus 1758, Death's-head Hawk-moth)
- Skinner, B. Colour identification guide to moths of the British Isles, 2009:p. 87 (Death's-head Hawk-moth, Acherontia atropos, Linnaeus)
- Wikipedia WWW site, Jan. 8, 2010(Death's-head hawkmoth; refers to any one of the three species (A. atropos, A. styx, and A. lachesis) of moth in the genus: Acherontia)
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Acherontia lachesis MHNT Female Nîlgîri (Tamil Nadu) Dorsal
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Wikipedia description:
The name death's-head hawkmoth refers to any of three moth species of the genus Acherontia (Acherontia atropos, Acherontia styx and Acherontia lachesis). The former species is found throughout Africa and in Europe, the latter two are Asian; most uses of the common name refer to the African species. These moths are easily distinguishable by the vaguely human skull-shaped pattern of markings on the thorax. They are large nocturnal moths with brown and yellow or orange coloring, and all three species are fairly similar in size, coloration and life cycle.
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