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Death's head Hawkmoth

Acheronitia atropos

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Please verify the name I am not 100% sure, this one is so much bigger than the others I have seen, it is 8 cm in body length

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Mike24
Acheronitia atropos is correct :) Take care of your dog, they like to snap them

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PublishedMarch 19, 2013

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