Acherontia atropos (African death's head hawkmoth) is the most widely known of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. Acherontia species are notorious for a vaguely skull-shaped pattern on the thorax.
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Death's Head Hawkmoth
Acherontia atropos
- Observations in the area
- 3
- Last sighting
- 26 December 2023
- Category
- Insects and other invertebrates
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Where it has been observed
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Photo: Paolo Mazzei · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC
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