Acherontia styx
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Acherontia styx is a Sphingid moth found in Asia,[1] one of the three species of Death's-head Hawkmoth, also known as the Bee Robber.
Dorsal side
△ Ventral side
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Caterpillar
Popular culture
An Acherontia styx pupa found in the soft palate of a murder victim is a vital clue in the thriller novel The Silence of the Lambs; in The Silence of the Lambs movie version, however, while the script still refers to styx, the species used is Acherontia atropos.
Acherontia Styx Media
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Acherontia styx styx India, Hooghly, West Bengal
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A death's-head hawkmoth in the terrace of a house near Tiruvannamalai hill in Tamil Nadu, southern India
Other websites
Media related to Acherontia styx at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Acherontia styx at Wikispecies
References
- ↑ Pittaway, A. R. & Kitching, I. J. "Acherontia styx styx (Westwood, 1847) -- Eastern Death's Head hawkmoth". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 13, 2018.