Acherontia lachesis
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.[1]
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Acherontia Lachesis Media
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Larva (2) and pupa (2a) of Acherontia lachesis
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C CATERPILLAR 28 september 2007 B (1728631296)
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Larva burying itself to pupate under the soil
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M_CATERPILLAR _02 October 2007
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O Pupa 18 October 2007 A (1727647717)
Q_Moth _ 23 October 2007
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W_Moth _ October 2007 H
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V_Moth _ October 2007 I
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Female dorsal view (collected specimen)
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References
- ↑ Blanford, W. T.; Blanford, W. T.; Hampson, George Francis; Medicine, London School of Hygiene and Tropical (1892). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths - Vol. I. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 67.
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