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Death's-head hawkmoth

Death's-head hawkmoth

Acherontia lachesis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Subfamily:	Sphinginae
Genus:	Acherontia
species
A. atropos A. styx A. lachesis

A Death's-head hawkmoth may be one of three types of moth. The (A. atropos, A. styx and A. lachesis), and are in the genus Acherontia. The most common usage of the name is for the Europen species.

A. atropos are usually in Europe, but A. styx and A. lachesis live in Asia. The name comes from skull-shaped pattern of markings on the thorax. All three species are about the same in size, coloration, and life cycle.

These moths have many unusual features. All three species can make a loud squeak if irritated. The sound is made by moving air from the pharynx, often along with the flashing of the brightly-colored abdomen in a further attempt to deter predators. All three species raid beehives of different species of honey bee for honey, but A. atropos only attacks colonies of the well-known western honey bee, Apis mellifera. They are able to move about in hives unhurt because they mimic the scent of the bees.^[1]

Development

Eggs are laid one by one under old leaves of the hostplant, and are green or grey-blue. None of the three species are forced to use a single family of host plant. Many of the types of plants used are in the families Solanaceae, Verbenaceae, Oleaceae, Bignoniaceae, and others. The larvae are strong, reaching 120-130 mm, with a tail horn that stands out or can be seen easily. All three species have three larval color forms: usually green, brown, or yellow. Larvae do not move much, and will click their mandibles or even bite if threatened. When mature, they burrow underground and excavate a small chamber where they pupate.

Folklore

This moth was used in the movie The Silence of the Lambs. It was also referenced in I'm the King of the Castle.

References

↑ Moritz, RFA, WH Kirchner and RM Crewe. 1991. Chemical camouflage of the death's head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos L.) in honeybee colonies. Naturwissenschaften 78 (4): 179-182.

Other websites

Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Acherontia [Laspeyres], 1809". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798) -- Greater death's head hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
"12 Facts About Death's Head Hawkmoth"

Taxon identifiers	Wikidata: Q312009 Wikispecies: Acherontia BioLib: 51174 BOLD: 8062 ButMoth: 168.0 EoL: 50688 EPPO: 1ACHEG Fauna Europaea: 443838 Fauna Europaea (new): 08983716-7464-4a78-86bf-26bffa8a75db GBIF: 1861483 iNaturalist: 56531 IRMNG: 1259342 ITIS: 1156448 LepIndex: 53084 NBN: NHMSYS0000516754 NCBI: 469308

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