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Acherontia styx
length almost 8 cm
found in the garden, near vegetables field
found in 1 tree with another species
thank you, Lenny.
Jason, have you read about this moth? cool!! especially about the hummingbird type
Nice find Irene
The death’s head hawk moth is a large sphingid moth. The adult bears a prominent picture of a skull on the thorax. This is a warning pattern to its enemies.
Spotted on Feb 6, 2013
Submitted on Feb 11, 2013
