Summary ¹

Acherontia atropos is the most widely known of the three species of Death's-head Hawk moth. Acherontia species are notorious mainly for a vaguely skull-shaped pattern on the thorax.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acherontia_atropos

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Illustrated ID help for similar Coelonia fulvinotata & Acherontia atropos caterpillars
• Lepiforum
• NBN Atlas
• UK Moths

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