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Acherontia atropos (African death's-head hawkmoth; adult & caterpillar) latin dict size=36   common dict size=512
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Acherontia atropos (African death's-head hawkmoth; adult & caterpillar)

English: An illustration from British Entomology by John Curtis. Acherontia atropos (Death's-head Hawk). https://archive.org/details/b21300185_0005/page/n103/mode/2up
Date 1840s
Author John Curtis
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Britishentomologyvolume5Plate147.jpg

The African death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) is a species of moth that is most commonly identified by the vaguely skull-shaped pattern adorning the thorax. It is the largest moth in the British Isles and several other regions it inhabits, with a wingspan of 13 cm. The upper wings are dark, creating a stark contrast between them and the lower wings, which range from a bright yellow to a light cream, yellow being the more common. It is commonly found in the southern part of Europe and throughout much of Africa. The African death's-head hawkmoth appears in popular media, including the films The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Dracula (1958), and The Blood Beast Terror (1967).

Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acherontia
Species: Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
- Sphinx atropos Linnaeus, 1758
- Acherontia solani Oken, 1815
- Acherontia sculda Kirby, 1877

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