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Death's-head Hawkmoth

Acherontia styx

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Description:

Just learned that this creature actually goes into bee hives imitating as bees!

1 Species ID Suggestions

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MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago
Heath's head hawkmoth
Acherontia styx Acherontia styx


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Bhawnavij
Bhawnavij 9 years ago

Thanks for the Id MartinL and also for those erudite comments about the behavior of Hawkmoths.

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MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

The hawkmoth is a predator of beehives.
The abdomen is striped as a bee but very large.
The thorax is patterned and appears to have a skull design.

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Bhawnavij
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Bhawnavij

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Spotted on Oct 10, 2014
Submitted on Jan 10, 2015

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