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Death's-head Hawkmoth

Acherontia lachesis

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Field Notes

Description:

a large Sphingid moth, with a distinct "skull" pattern on its upper thorax. A very fond lover of bee honey , hence named as the 'Bee Robber'. a pretty much nocturnal moth with a insanely fast wing beat!

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Acherontia lachesis

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Comments (3)
SachindraUmesh
=D =D this was just pointed out to me by one of our neighbors =D

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Moths Of Sri Lanka
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PublishedOctober 31, 2013

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