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  1. Europe
  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

  • Australia
  • China
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Russia
  • United States
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on 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.

Roman ZamorskiPhilippines, Mount Taloma

Adult.

Ryan BrookesIndia, Western Ghats

Adult.

Ryan BrookesIndia, Western Ghats

Adult.

Ryan BrookesIndia, Western Ghats
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