Acherontia atropos | (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Habitat
- Fields
- Gardens
- Orchards
90 - 135 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name Afrikaans
Doodshoofmot Català
Papallona de la mort Česky
Lišaj smrtihlav Dansk
Dødningehoved Deutsch
Totenkopfschwärmer Eesti keel
Tontsuru English
Death's Head Hawkmoth Español
Cabeza de Muerto Español
Esfinge de la Calavera Français
Sphinx Tête-de-Mort Íslenska
Kúpusvarmi Italiano
Testa di morto Lietuvių
Kaukolėtasis sfinksas Magyar
Halálfejes szender Nederlands
Doodshoofdvlinder Norsk
Dødninghode Polski
Zmierzchnica trupiagłówka Português
Esfinge-Caveira Slovenčina
Lišaj smrtkový Suomeksi
Pääkallokiitäjä Svenska
Dödskallesvärmare Türkçe
Kurukafa güvesi Ελληνικά
Αχεροντία η άτροπος Беларуская
Бражнік мёртвая галава Български
Мъртвешка глава Русский
Бражник 'мертвая голова' Українська
Бражник мертва голова ไทย
ผีเสื้อหัวกะโหลกแอฟริกา ქართული
სფინქსი მკვდართავა 中文
赭带鬼脸天蛾 ייִדיש
רפרף גולגולת המת العربية
عثة الصقر رأس الموت
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Solanaceae Atropa belladonna Deadly Nightshade Solanaceae Datura stramonium Thorn apple Solanaceae Lycium barbarum Wolfberry Solanaceae Lycopersicon lycopersicum Tomato Solanaceae Solanum tuberosum Potato
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- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Manduca atropos Linnaeus, 1758 Acherontia sculda Kirby, 1877
- Links
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Language Website Authors African Moths Roy Goff Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Schmetterling - Raupe Walter Schön Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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