Species: Acherontia styx
English Name: Eastern Death’s-head Hawkmoth
Chinese Name: 芝麻鬼脸天蛾
Family: Sphingidae
Description:
The Eastern Death’s-head Hawkmoth gets is name from the skull like design on the dorsal side of the thorax of the female. The abdomen is banded in yellow and black. The fore wings are dark brown and the wind wings are yellow with black bars. The larvae is yellow, green or grey with blue stripes and have a spine on the dorsal side of the 6th segment.
© 2012 Moayed Bahajjaj
© 2012 Moayed Bahajjaj
© 2012 Moayed Bahajjaj
© 2013 Vijay Anand Ismavel
© 2008 Acherontyus
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References:
– Easton, E. R. (1993). The insects of Macau. Macau: University of Macau Publications Centre.