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Death's Head Hawk Moth

Acherontia styx

Description:

Large Moth

Habitat:

Building at edge of forest

Notes:

This moth is said to feed on honey from large bee hives.

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2 Comments

dotun55
dotun55 10 years ago

The notorious Death's-Head!

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 10 years ago

Wow! A little bit creepy... But cool!

Meghalaya, India

Spotted on Jul 2, 2013
Submitted on Jul 26, 2013

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