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The African death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) is the largest moth in the British Isles (though not in Africa), with a wingspan of 12 cm (5 in); it is a powerful flier, having sometimes been found on ships far from land. The forewings are a mottled dark brown and pale brown, and the hind wings are orangey-buff with two narrow dark bands ...
Acherontia lachesis, the greater death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a large (up to 13 cm wingspan) [1] sphingid moth found in India, Sri Lanka and much of the East Asian region. It is one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth genus, Acherontia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.
The African death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) is a large hawk moth, the largest moth in the British Isles [4] and several other regions it inhabits, with a wingspan of 5 in (13 cm) (or 80–120 mm [5]); it is a powerful flier, having sometimes been found on ships far from land. The forewings are a mottled dark brown and pale brown, and ...
Acherontia styx, the lesser death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey, and bee keepers have reported finding dead moths in their hives as a result of bee stings. They can mimic the scent of bees so that they can enter a hive unharmed to get ...
Some of the best-known hawk moth species are: Privet hawk moth (Sphinx ligustri) White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata) Death's-head hawk moth (Acherontia atropos) Lime hawk moth (Mimas tiliae) Poplar hawk moth (Laothoe populi) Convolvulus hawk moth (Agrius convolvuli) Catalpa sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae) Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)
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The notorious male African death's head hawkmoth, which summers in Ireland. small elephant hawk-moth. Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) (African death's head hawkmoth) Agrius convolvuli (Linnaeus, 1758) (convolvulus hawk-moth) Daphnis nerii (Linnaeus, 1758) (oleander hawk-moth, army green moth) Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758) (elephant ...
Bombycoidea is a superfamily of moths, including the silk moths, giant silk moths, sphinx moths, saturniids, and relatives.The superfamily Lasiocampoidea is a close relative and was historically sometimes merged in this group.