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)