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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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Lepidoptera (/ ˌ l ɛ p ɪ ˈ d ɒ p t ər ə / LEP-ih-DOP-tər-ə) or lepidopterans is an order of winged insects which includes butterflies and moths.About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera have been described, representing 10% of the total described species of living organisms, [1] [2] making it the second largest insect order (behind Coleoptera) with 126 families [3] and 46 superfamilies ...
Moth antennae are either filiform (thread like), unipectinate (comb like), bipectinate (feather like), hooked, clubbed, or thickened. [13]: 636 Bombyx mandarina is an example with bipectinate antennae. [17] Some moths have knobbed antennae akin to those of butterflies, such as the family Castniidae. [18]