Acherontia styx | (Westwood, 1848) |
TL: East Indies
Similar species
90 - 120 mm
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name English
Eastern Death's Head hawkmoth English
Lesser Death's Head hawkmoth 中文
芝麻鬼脸天蛾 日本語
メンガタスズメ 한국어
탈박각시
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Solanaceae Lycium Boxthorn Solanaceae Lycopersicon Wild Tomato Solanaceae Solanum Solanaceae Withania somnifera Ashwagandha
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- Links
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Language Website Authors Japanese Moths Lepiforum e. V. Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic Tony Pittaway Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory Ian Kitching
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