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  2. Acherontia lachesis
Acherontia lachesis(Fabricius, 1798)
  1. Sphingidae
  2. Sphinginae
  3. Sphingini
  4. Acherontiina
  5. Acherontia
  6.  lachesis
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TL: India orientali

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80-132 mm

    Regional distr. - legend
    Phenogram based on the literature
    • Local names
    • LanguageVernacular name
      EnglishBee Robber
      EnglishGreater Death's-head Hawkmoth
      PolskiZmora orientalna
      РусскийМёртвая голова Лахесы
      മലയാളംതലയമ്പൻ
      ไทยผีเสื้อหัวกะโหลกใหญ่
      中文鬼臉天蛾
      日本語クロメンガタスズメ
    • Primary hostplants
    • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
      ConvolvulaceaeIpomoea batatasSweet potato
      LamiaceaeTectona grandisTeak
      OleaceaeJasminumJasmine
      OleaceaeOleaceae
      SolanaceaeDatura
      SolanaceaeNicotiana tabacumTabaco
      SolanaceaeSolanaceaeNightshades
      SolanaceaeSolanum
      SolanaceaeSolanum tuberosumPotato
      VerbenaceaeLantana camaraBig-sage
      VerbenaceaeVerbenaceae
    • Links
    • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
      African MothsRoy Goff
      Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
      Moths of India
      Sphingidae of the Eastern PalaearcticTony Pittaway
      Sphingidae Taxonomic InventoryIan Kitching
      The insects of Papua IndonesiaJan Moonen

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    Adult, upperside.

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    Ryan BrookesIndia, Western Ghats
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