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.

Acherontia lachesis
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 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)

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  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)

Other websites

Media related to Acherontia lachesis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Acherontia lachesis at Wikispecies