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Acherontia lachesis
Acherontia lachesis MHNT Female Nîlgîri (Tamil Nadu).jpg
Acherontia lachesis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Subfamily:
Sphinginae
Genus:
Acherontia
Species:
A. lachesis
Binomial name
Acherontia lachesis
(Fabricius, 1798)

Acherontia lachesis is a large (up to 13 cm wingspan) Sphingid moth found in India and much of the Oriental region, one of the three species of Death's-head Hawkmoth, also known as the Bee Robber.

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  • HorsfieldMoorCatalogueEastIndiaCompanyLepidopteraPlateIX

    Larva (2) and pupa (2a) of Acherontia lachesis

  • C CATERPILLAR 28 september 2007 B (1728631296)

    Larva

  • F CATERPILLAR 30 september 2007 B (1728631238)

    Larva burying itself to pupate under the soil

  • M CATERPILLAR 02 October 2007 (1728545666)

    Pupating

  • N PUPA 04 October 2007 (1727647735)

    Pupa

  • O Pupa 18 October 2007 A (1727647717)

    Pupa

  • Q Moth 23 October 2007 (1727647667)

    Emerging

  • W Moth October 2007 H (1728306320)

    Imago (dorsal view)

  • V Moth October 2007 I (1727498533)

    Imago (latera view)

  • Acherontia lachesis MHNT Female Nîlgîri (Tamil Nadu) Dorsal

    Female dorsal view (collected specimen)

  • Acherontia lachesis MHNT Female Nîlgîri (Tamil Nadu) Ventral

    Female ventral view (collected specimen)

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